Nuremberg Trials

‘Biblical Judgments: New Legal Readings in the Hebrew Bible’

David Epstein in Hadassah · 28 Aug

Israeli Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez offers an innovative examination of the Hebrew Bible through a legal lens in her book "Biblical Judgments: New Legal Readings in the Hebrew Bible."

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The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’

Jewish Chronicle · 14 Aug

"The Writers Castle" by Uwe Neumahr provides a vivid depiction of the journalists present at the Nuremberg Trials, including well-known figures like John Dos Passos and lesser-known personalities who were Jewish or had Jewish backgrounds.

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Netflix’s ‘Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial’ aims to make the Holocaust hit home for a younger generation

Gabe Friedman in JTA · 7 Jun

Netflix's documentary series "Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial" aims to engage a younger audience by presenting the familiar topics of the Holocaust and World War II in a fresh and dramatic format.

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Is this a Hitler documentary worth watching?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 5 Jun

"Hitler and the Nazis" is a six-part documentary series by Joe Berlinger that explores Hitler's rise, the development of the Final Solution, and the aftermath of the Nuremberg trials using colorized archival footage, along with audio recordings and expert commentary.

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Where are the innocent Palestinians?

Saul Goldman in Future of Jewish · 5 Apr

The essay discusses the concept of innocence regarding Palestinians in the context of their involvement in violence against Israelis.

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The real Jewish history of Lt. Robert ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal, heroic pilot in Apple TV+’s ‘Masters of the Air’

Jacob Gurvis in Forward · 16 Mar

Lt. Robert Rosenthal, a heroic pilot in Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air, is depicted as a Jewish soldier experiencing challenges during World War II, including surviving being shot down.

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The ‘Masters of the Air’ Finale Gives Us a Powerful Jewish Scene

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 15 Mar

The final episode of the Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" features a poignant Jewish scene where Lieutenant Colonel Rosie Rosenthal, a Jewish American hero, encounters the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand in a concentration camp in Poland.

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The Incredible True Story of Robert ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal, the Jewish Hero in Apple TV+’s ‘Masters of the Air’

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 23 Feb

In the Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air," the character Robert Rosie Rosenthal is introduced as a Jewish pilot who joins the fight against German Nazi forces during World War II.

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Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 24 Sep 2023

The Canadian Parliament honored 98-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Yaroslav Hunka, a veteran who fought with the SS Galichina, a unit associated with Nazi war crimes during World War II.

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Malines

Abraham Sutzkever in Tablet · 18 Apr 2023

This text discusses the hideouts known as "malines" that were created in the Vilna Ghetto during the Holocaust.

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“With a Wolf in One Eye”: Sutzkever in Israel

Ruth R. Wisse in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2020

The article discusses the author's experience arranging a speaking tour for Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever in Canada in 1959.

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The Banality of the Eichmann Trial

Thomas Doherty in Tablet · 9 Oct 2018

The text discusses the banality of the Eichmann trial, highlighting Adolf Eichmann's role as an ordinary German bureaucrat who orchestrated the Holocaust, focusing on the capture, trial, and subsequent cultural impact of the trial.

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Letters, Winter 2017

Jewish Review of Books · 4 Jan 2017

In the Winter 2017 issue of "Letters," various topics are discussed by readers and responded to by authors.

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Psychology at Nuremberg

Aaron Rothstein in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Sep 2016

During the Nuremberg trials in 1945, psychologists like Douglas Kelley and Gustave Gilbert conducted interviews and Rorschach tests on high-profile Nazi prisoners like Rudolf Hess, Hermann Gring, Robert Ley, and Julius Streicher to understand their behaviors and motivations.

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'Day Hitler Died' Documents Last Days in Fuhrer's Bunker

Forward · 10 Nov 2015

The documentary 'The Day Hitler Died', premiering on the Smithsonian Channel, revives long-lost filmed interviews with 22 individuals who spent Hitler's final months with him in the Führerbunker during World War II.

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