Warsaw Ghetto

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Jewish History Nerds · 29 Dec 2022

The podcast "Holy Fire: Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto" explores the discovery of the Oneg Shabbos archives in the Warsaw Ghetto, which contained documents meticulously preserved by ordinary individuals during the Holocaust.

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Tablet Top Tens

The Editors in Tablet · 26 Dec 2022

Tablet Top Tens is a collection of articles from Jewish media.

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Not Quite Rooted

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 23 Dec 2022

Irena Klepfisz, a poet-activist and Holocaust survivor, explores the ambiguity between death and survival in her collection of poems, "Her Birth and Later Years."

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It Was Like This: Excerpts from an Academic Memoir

Anita Shapira in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

Anita Shapira, a historian and author, reflects on her journey to becoming a historian of Israel in her newly published memoir, "It Was Like This."

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An Indian Play in Warsaw

Michal Leibowitz in Jewish Review of Books · 28 Dec 2021

"A Play for the End of the World" by Jai Chakrabarti is a novel that tells the story of a fictional survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto orphanage who travels to rural India in 1972 to help a group of refugees stage a play.

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Rekindling the Holy Fire: Fighting over Faith in the Aish Kodesh

Steven Gotlib in Lehrhaus · 9 Dec 2021

The book, "Hasidim, Suffering and Renewal: The Prewar and Holocaust Legacy of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira," explores the writings and legacy of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, particularly his sermons delivered during the Warsaw Ghetto.

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The Fighting Women of the Warsaw Ghetto

Judy Batalion in Tablet · 6 Apr 2021

During the Holocaust, a group of young Jewish women formed the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) in the Warsaw ghetto.

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The “Party Time!” Edition

Promised Podcast · 7 Jan 2021

In this episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron discuss the recent emergence of new center-left parties in Israel and why they are multiplying.

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The “Party Time!” Edition

Promised Podcast · 7 Jan 2021

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron discuss the emergence of numerous center-left parties in Israel, questioning the reasons behind this trend.

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Hasidic Renewal on the Brink of Destruction

Hillel Zeitlin in Jewish Review of Books · 1 Nov 2019

Kalonymus Kalman Shapira and Hillel Zeitlin, two prominent figures in interwar Warsaw's Hasidic world, had significant impacts on the Hasidic community before their tragic deaths in the Holocaust.

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Hasidim and Academics Debate a Rebbe’s Faith during the Holocaust (on Facebook, of all Places)

Henry Abramson in Lehrhaus · 4 Mar 2019

The debate on social media between Hasidim and academics revolves around whether the revered Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro lost his faith during the Holocaust.

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The Warsaw Ghetto: An Eyewitness Account

JA Mag in Jewish Action · 13 Mar 2018

Dr. Hillel Seidman, a Chassidic Jew, documented daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto in his diary from July 1942 to January 1943.

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Torah from the Years of Wrath: The Historical Context of the Aish Kodesh

Josh Rosenfeld in Jewish Action · 13 Mar 2018

Dr. Henry Abramson's "Torah from the Years of Wrath" delves into the historical context surrounding the Aish Kodesh, a collection of Torah homilies by Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of Piaseczno, composed during the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Cultural Heritage in an Age of Genocide

Matthew Omolesky in Lehrhaus · 7 Aug 2017

During the aftermath of the Holocaust, the story of cultural preservation emerges from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto as Polish researchers uncover the hidden archives of Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group led by Emanuel Ringelblum.

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Aesopian Language in the Holocaust Writings of the Aish Kodesh of Piaseczno

Henry Abramson in Lehrhaus · 23 Jan 2017

The text discusses the discovery and importance of the Aish Kodesh, a collection of sermons by Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro during the Holocaust.

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Yizkor, 1943

Rachel Auerbach in Tablet · 5 May 2016

The Yizkor, 1943 essay reflects on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, focusing on the tragic fate of the Jewish community in the face of Nazi atrocities.

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A Student-Centered Tradition

Mark Gottlieb in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Aug 2013

Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of Warsaw is recognized for his student-centered approach to education, emphasizing the individual's spiritual potential, in contrast to Dewey's child-centric educational philosophy.

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The Invisible City

Matthew Fishbane in Tablet · 19 Apr 2013

Agnieszka Haska, a cultural anthropologist and science fiction writer in Warsaw, has a deep interest in the historical layers of the city, especially focusing on the vanished Jewish community and their landmarks from before World War II.

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Missed Connections

Anne Trubek in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

In "A Curable Romantic" by Joseph Skibell, the novel delves into the life of Jakob Sammelsohn, an oculist in Vienna who encounters historical figures like Sigmund Freud and L. L. Zamenhof while exploring themes of love, language, and history.

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