Nazi Regime

0 Holocaust Music

The opera fans who saved Jews from the Nazis

Jewish Chronicle · 3 Apr

Violinist and composer Alison Cotton uncovered the remarkable story of Ida and Louise Cook, two music-loving sisters from Sunderland who saved 29 Jews from the Nazis during the 1930s.

0 Literature History

The secret Jewish history of ‘Lord of the Rings’

PJ Grisar in Forward · 3 Jan

The article discusses the connection between J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and Jewish history.

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Slave and victim of the Nazi regime — the complicated legacy of Bruno Schulz

ALanger in Forward · 6 Apr 2023

Benjamin Balint's book, "Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History," delves into the life and legacy of Bruno Schulz, a lesser-known Jewish writer and artist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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The late poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim’s tragic secret

RSchaechter in Forward · 30 Mar 2023

Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim, a Yiddish poet and Holocaust survivor, passed away recently in Israel.

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Poland and Germany have long taken opposing approaches to Holocaust remembrance. Touring them with Doug Emhoff, the difference was stark

Nora Berman in Forward · 31 Jan 2023

The author reflects on her recent trip to Poland and Germany with Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States, where they visited Holocaust sites and discussed rising antisemitism.

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Was the Holocaust Predictable?

Jacob Katz in Tablet · 27 Jan 2023

Many people find it difficult to understand how the Holocaust could have happened, questioning why the signs of impending tragedy were overlooked.

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My German aunt died in the Holocaust. A Munich high school made sure she was never forgotten

Michael Felsen in Forward · 4 Jan 2023

A Munich high school, the Luisengymnasium, recently held a memorial ceremony honoring 20 Jewish young women who were students at the school during the Holocaust and were subsequently murdered by the Nazis.

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When Should Leaders Break the Law?

Blake Smith in Tablet · 6 Apr 2022

The article discusses the question of when leaders should break the law in times of emergencies.

0 Holocaust Education

No, Anne Frank’s diary would not be an adequate replacement for ‘Maus’ in Tennessee schools

Forward · 29 Jan 2022

In Tennessee, the decision to ban Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" from the eighth-grade curriculum due to content concerns has led to debates about the effectiveness of using it as a Holocaust teaching tool compared to Anne Frank's diary.

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The Essence of Dignity

Susannah Heschel in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Jun 2021

In this book review, the author discusses Michael A. Meyer's biography of Rabbi Leo Baeck, a prominent figure in German Jewish culture.

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German Jewish Women Resist the Nazis

Robert Rockaway in Tablet · 27 Jan 2021

German Jewish women played a significant role in resisting the Nazi regime, often facing sexual assault, torture, and execution.

0 Israel History

East Meets West

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 28 Jun 2017

In "Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left 1967–1989," the author Jeffrey Herf explores how both East Germany and the West German far left demonized Israel following the Six-Day War, equating it with Nazism and supporting Arab countries and Palestinian terrorists against Israel.

0 Holocaust Gender/Identity

A Monumental Kiss

Dan Klein in Tablet · 23 Dec 2010

In 2008, a monument in Berlin honoring gay victims of the Nazi regime was created, with architectural similarities to the nearby Holocaust memorial.

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