Nazi Occupation

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The Forgotten Exodus: Tunisia – Listen to the Season 2 Premiere

People of the Pod · 30 Aug

In this episode, Hen Mazzig shares his family's journey from Tunisia to Israel, highlighting the rich history and cultural contributions of Tunisian Jews.

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Kamp Vught: David Koker’s Netherlands

Yeshua G. B. Tolle in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jul

David Koker, a young Jewish poet and translator, along with his family, arrived at Kamp Vught concentration camp in the Netherlands in 1943, where he kept a diary detailing life in the camp.

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What the world has lost with the loss of Anouk Aimée

Robert Zaretsky in Forward · 18 Jun

Anouk Aimé, born Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus, passed away at 92 in Paris, leaving behind a rich legacy in French cinema.

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How D-Day saved Europe, and my family, from the Nazis

Gerard Leval in JTA · 5 Jun

The author reflects on the personal significance of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, highlighting how the Allied landing on June 6, 1944, saved their Jewish family in France from Nazi deportation and likely death.

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A boy – now 93 – tells his story of incredible survival hiding from the Nazis in the forest

Jewish Chronicle · 23 May

Maxwell Smart, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, recounts his harrowing experience of hiding from the Nazis in the forest for a year as a young boy in a new film adaptation based on his book.

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The British government’s Alderney lie erased the suffering of Jews

Jewish Chronicle · 22 May

The Pickles Review, led by Lord Pickles, has revealed a cover-up by British authorities regarding war crimes on Alderney, involving atrocities against various nationalities, including French Jews like Robert Perelstein.

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‘Goddess of Warsaw’ Turned It Girl

Amy Klein in Hadassah · 21 May

"The Goddess of Warsaw" by Lisa Barr is a captivating work of historical fiction following the story of Lena Browning, a Hollywood star with a past as Bina Blonski, a Polish Jewish actress who survived the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.

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Facing the past: Amsterdam's new Holocaust Museum

Lianne Kolirin in Jewish Chronicle · 26 Mar

The National Holocaust Museum has opened in Amsterdam, almost 80 years after the Netherlands was liberated from German occupation.

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Robert Einstein’s Suicide

Future of Jewish · 22 Mar

Robert Einstein, a cousin of Albert Einstein, faced tragedy during World War II when his family was brutally murdered by Nazis at their villa in Italy.

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Dispatches from Amsterdam

Linda Marric in Jewish Chronicle · 8 Feb

Renowned British director Steve McQueen's new film set in Amsterdam, inspired by the book "Atlas of an Occupied City," explores the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during the Holocaust, distinct from Covid lockdowns.

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Memoir | International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Danish Rescue

Jane M. Friedman in Moment · 24 Jan

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, the author reflects on her family's escape from Nazi Germany to Denmark and the Danish rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.

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In the Warsaw ghetto, where disease, cold weather and violence all exerted heavy tolls

ALanger in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

"We Must Not Think of Ourselves" by Lauren Grodstein explores the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, focusing on the experiences of narrator Adam Paskow in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Acclaimed non-Jewish filmmaker Steve McQueen is earning applause for a 4-hour Holocaust-themed documentary

LMarkoe in Forward · 26 Oct 2023

Non-Jewish filmmaker Steve McQueen has created a Holocaust-themed documentary titled "Occupied City," which has received rave reviews.

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‘Don’t Bury Us Just Yet’

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 12 May 2023

This article discusses the complex relationship between Jews and Poland, specifically in regard to the Holocaust and the preservation of Jewish heritage.

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A new Miep Gies show hails Anne Frank's protector — but ignores the collaborators

Mira Fox in Forward · 2 May 2023

The article discusses the new show "A Small Light" from National Geographic, which focuses on Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust.

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The Odd Knight of the Cinnamon Shops

David Mikics in Tablet · 10 Apr 2023

Benjamin Balint's book, "Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History," explores the life and death of Bruno Schulz, a writer, artist, and dreamer who was murdered in the ghetto of Drohobycz, Galicia during World War II.

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The New Sepharad: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Salonica (Rerun)

Tel Aviv Review · 11 Jul 2022

The podcast episode discusses the history of Salonica, now Thessaloniki, which became the largest Jewish city in Europe after the influx of Sephardi Jews expelled from Spain in the late 15th century.

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The Holocaust on the Outskirts

Tel Aviv Review · 16 May 2022

In "Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German-Occupied Poland," Jan Grabowski sheds light on the often overlooked experiences of Jews in rural and provincial areas during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

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The Holocaust on the Outskirts

Tel Aviv Review · 16 May 2022

Professor Jan Grabowski from the University of Ottawa co-edited a new book called "Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German-Occupied Poland" with Barbara Engelking, shedding light on the lesser-known accounts of Jewish persecution and extermination in rural and provincial regions of Poland during the Nazi occupation.

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For the Love of Mackerel

Nina Lichtenstein in Tablet · 11 May 2022

The author reflects on the different attitudes towards mackerel in Norway, where some believed that the fish was unfit for eating due to a belief that it fed off the dead bodies of German soldiers during WWII.

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Hitler’s Jewish Baby

Robert Rockaway in Tablet · 20 Apr 2022

In 1935, a magazine sponsored a competition to find the perfect Aryan child, and a photograph of the winner, Hessy Levinsons, was published on the front page.

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North Africa during World War II

Aomar Boum in Jewish Review of Books · 6 Apr 2022

During World War II, North Africa was under the rule of the Vichy French, Italian fascists, and Nazis, leading to widespread suffering for the local population.

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The House of Fragile Things

James McAuley in Tablet · 7 Oct 2021

"The House of Fragile Things" offers a poignant narrative about the French-Jewish elite families, delving into how their cultural heritage and identity were challenged and dismantled during the Nazi occupation of France.

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Poland’s Hunting Season

Tel Aviv Review · 31 May 2021

In this podcast episode, Prof. Jan Grabowski, a Polish-Canadian historian, examines Jewish-Polish relations during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

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Poland’s Hunting Season

Tel Aviv Review · 31 May 2021

Polish-Canadian historian Prof. Jan Grabowski delves into Jewish-Polish relations under Nazi occupation and the current politics of memory in Poland.

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