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Tag: Second World War

0 Communities History

Lovely Luxembourg City

Jewish Chronicle · 21 Nov

Luxembourg City is a unique blend of natural beauty, historic architecture, and rich Jewish history.

0 History Science

Farm hall review: ‘an absorbing thriller’

Jewish Chronicle · 21 Aug

"Farm Hall" is a thrilling play set in a Cambridgeshire mansion where six German scientists, including prominent Jewish figures like Albert Einstein, lament not being able to work with their German colleagues to beat the Americans to the atomic bomb.

0 History Holocaust

The Piano Player of Budapest review: A beautifully performed Holocaust symphony

Jewish Chronicle · 20 Jun

"The Piano Player of Budapest" by Roxanne de Bastion is a touching account of her grandfather Stephen, a Hungarian composer and musician known as the Piano Player of Budapest, who survived the Holocaust.

0 History Philosophy

Freud’s Last Session review: This is a movie with play envy

Jewish Chronicle · 14 Jun

"Freud's Last Session" is a film that portrays a fictional meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, exploring their contrasting views on religion amidst the backdrop of World War II.

0 Holocaust Music

‘The Shoah silenced him, but now his piano sings again’

Jewish Chronicle · 6 Jun

Roxanne de Bastion, a singer-songwriter, was inspired by her Hungarian-Jewish grandfather Stephen's survival story during the Holocaust, which led her to write a book and release an album of his compositions.

0 Holocaust

How we’ll miss the generation who turned extreme hardship into love

Jewish Chronicle · 30 May

The author reflects on the passing of their grandparent, Grandma Frances, who belonged to a remarkable generation that faced hardships during the Second World War, contrary to the focus usually placed on Holocaust survivors.

0 History

The disaster that nearly lost the war

Jewish Chronicle · 17 May

Two books, "Sky Warriors" by Saul David and "The Traitor of Arnhem" by Robert Verkaik, explore the failed Operation Market Garden during World War II, where Allied paratroopers faced devastating losses including many Jewish soldiers.

0 History Art

The Curse of Pietro Houdini, review: Riveting wartime art-heist tale plus philosophy

Jewish Chronicle · 19 Apr

"The Curse of Pietro Houdini" by Derek B. Miller is a riveting wartime art-heist tale set during World War II and the battle of Montecassino.

0 History Art

The Etgar Quiz no 257

ETGAR in Jewish Chronicle · 2 Feb

In "The Etgar Quiz no 257," a set of trivia questions related to Jewish history and culture are presented.

0 Music History

We asked a 104-year-old 'super senior' the secret to living a long life. Here's what she said

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 13 Sep 2023

Bella Bernstein, a 104-year-old former soprano and one of the super seniors at the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre in Montreal, shared her secret to longevity during the organization's annual group birthday party for residents over 100 years old.

0 History Science

Louis Slotin, a little-known Canadian, helped build the real-life atomic bombs portrayed in ‘Oppenheimer’

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 19 Jul 2023

Louis Slotin, a Jewish scientist from Winnipeg, played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bombs used during World War II, a fact often overlooked by popular media like the film "Oppenheimer."

0 History

Hartley Garshowitz went to England to honour his uncle, the lone Canadian Jew killed in the audacious Dambusters Raid

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 25 May 2023

Hartley Garshowitz traveled to England to commemorate his uncle, Warrant Officer Albert Garshowitz, the only Canadian Jew killed in the historic Dambusters Raid during World War II.

0 History Television/Film

Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 4 May 2023

The children of iconic Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster are striving to reintroduce their parents' classic sketches to a new audience.

0 Israel History

The Birth of a Nation: The Diplomatic Backstory of Israel’s Establishment

Tel Aviv Review · 28 Nov 2022

Professor Jeffrey Herf, in his book "Israel's Moment," examines the diplomatic dynamics that led to the establishment of Israel from 1945 to 1949, highlighting how Israeli independence was shaped by the shifting global politics following World War II.

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The Birth of a Nation: The Diplomatic Backstory of Israel’s Establishment

Tel Aviv Review · 28 Nov 2022

In this episode, Jeffrey Herf, a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Maryland, talks about his new book "Israel's Moment: International Support and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945-1949."

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Red Army Zionist Fighters

Konstantin Fuks in Tablet · 28 Oct 2020

During World War II, many diasporic Jews saw the war as a Jewish global conflict intertwined with Zionist interests.

0 History Holocaust

A Different Kind of Hero

Stephen Koch in Jewish Review of Books · 1 Nov 2019

The story of Herschel Grynszpan, a 17-year-old Jewish boy who assassinated a German diplomat in 1938, not only sparked Kristallnacht but also outlined the desperate and daring actions of an unexpected historical figure against the backdrop of the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust History

The Shoah’s Other Lost Children

Toni Kamins in Tablet · 21 May 2019

The Vatican has recently decided to open the papal archives of Pope Pius XII, sparking hope among historians to uncover information about the Catholic Church's actions during the Holocaust.

0 History Education

The Holocaust Averted: Counterfactual History of US Jews

Tel Aviv Review · 30 Nov 2018

In "The Holocaust Averted: An Alternate History of American Jews, 1938-1967," Jeffrey S. Gurock explores a hypothetical scenario where the outcome of World War II was different and the Holocaust did not occur.

0 History Education

The Holocaust Averted: Counterfactual History of US Jews

Tel Aviv Review · 30 Nov 2018

In "The Holocaust Averted: An Alternate History of American Jews, 1938-1967," Yeshiva University's Jeffrey S. Gurock explores a counterfactual scenario where the outcome of World War II was different.

0 History Politics

The Empire Strikes Back: British Intelligence in the Middle East 1940-1948

Tel Aviv Review · 9 Nov 2018

Professor Meir Zamir from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev discusses his book "The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East: Intelligence and Decolonization, 1940-1948" with host Gilad Halpern.

0 History Israel

The Empire Strikes Back: British Intelligence in the Middle East 1940-1948

Tel Aviv Review · 9 Nov 2018

Prof. Meir Zamir from Ben-Gurion University discusses British intelligence operations in the Middle East from 1940-1948 in his book "The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East."

0 Holocaust Art

"I'm a Jewish Man in Love with a Hitler Youth"

Tel Aviv Review · 22 Sep 2017

The art installation "4 x Sally" at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute explores the complex story of Salomon Perels, a Jewish man who had to adopt a Nazi alter ego to survive during World War II, and the lasting impact this experience has had on him.

0 History Politics

Post-anti-Zionism: US Trotskyites and the Jewish state

Tel Aviv Review · 11 Jul 2016

Dr. Tony Michels, a historian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talks about how American Marxists, many of whom were Jewish, shifted their attitudes towards Zionism during and after World War II.

0 Holocaust Literature

Summer of ’36

George Prochnik in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jun 2016

In the summer of 1936, Ostend became a gathering place for a mix of real and fake intellectuals, many of them Jewish and including writers like Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth.