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0 Holocaust Antisemitism

Hitler’s People review: ‘an important book’

Jewish Chronicle · 14 Aug

"Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich" by Richard J. Evans delves into why many regular citizens supported Hitler's regime, exploring the deception that drew them in.

0 Holocaust Music

A life of music and promise shattered by the Holocaust in an unforgettable film

Simi Horwitz in Forward · 26 Oct 2023

"Winter Journey" is a poignant film that intertwines fiction and documentary elements, exploring the story of a widower, a father, and a Holocaust survivor portrayed by Bruno Ganz.

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Porzellan Manufaktur Allach - Robert Russell's recent exhibition exposes idyllic trinkets as sites of Nazi domination and imagination.

Rotem Rozental in Jewish Currents · 28 Sep 2023

Artist Robert Russell stumbled upon images of delicate porcelain teacups on eBay and created large paintings depicting them against dark backgrounds.

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Two monuments to Nazi collaborators discovered hiding in plain sight near Detroit and Philadelphia

BCohen in Forward · 30 Aug 2023

Two monuments honoring the SS Galichina, a unit of Ukrainian soldiers that fought under Hitler in World War II, have been discovered in a Catholic cemetery near Philadelphia and on a Ukrainian credit union building in Warren, Michigan.

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It was a pioneering trans library — until the Nazis burned it

Irene Katz Connelly in Forward · 7 Jun 2023

The Institute for Sexual Research, founded by Magnus Hirschfeld, was a pioneering medical center devoted to the study of gender and sexuality in Weimar Germany.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Hitler’s Hollywood

Thomas Doherty in Tablet · 10 Apr 2018

"Hitler's Hollywood" by German documentarian Rdiger Suchsland delves into the world of Nazi cinema from 1933 to 1945, exploring the films made under the regime of Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, during Hitler's rule.

0 History Philosophy

The Banality of American Evil

Forward · 21 Dec 2016

Philosopher Hannah Arendt and scientist Stanley Milgram shed light on the nature of evil in society, arguing that normal, seemingly good people can commit atrocities when influenced by social pressures.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

The Forbidden Films of the Third Reich

Thomas Doherty in Tablet · 12 May 2015

The documentary "Forbidden Films" by Felix Moeller highlights the controversial and toxic legacy of Nazi-era cinema, revealing the propaganda and hate-mongering themes prevalent in over 1,200 films made in Germany between 1933 and 1945.

0 Holocaust Politics

Mahmoud Abbas: Still a Holocaust Denier

Yair Rosenberg in Tablet · 27 Apr 2014

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, has a controversial history of Holocaust denial rooted in his 1982 dissertation that claims Zionists collaborated with Nazis.

0 Holocaust Literature

Dust-to-Dust Song

Paul Reitter in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Nelly Sachs, a Jewish poet who escaped the Third Reich and won the Nobel Prize for Literature, underwent a remarkable transformation in her work post-Holocaust.

0 Holocaust History

Wesley Yang in Tablet · 5 Jun 2009

"The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War" delves into the story of the Wittgenstein family, once wealthy and prominent in Austria, who discovered their Jewish heritage under Nazi rule, leading them to face persecution despite their prior disavowal of their Jewish roots.