Holocaust Archives

14 Dec

Israel's Other Refugee Problem

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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by Daniel Kieval On Monday night, a few days after thousands marched for human rights in Tel Aviv, Israel deported about 150 refugees back to their...

19 Nov

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It's 1979, do you know where your Nazis are?

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer By 1948, World War II had been over for three years, yet hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced persons remained scattered throughout...

11 Nov

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The Human Touch

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Merav Levkowitz Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the beginning of the Holocaust in Germany. The...

18 Oct

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A Familiar Injustice

July 27, 2023
By elisniv
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by Ben Goldberg Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” If that’s the case, Italy and France’s recent treatment...

26 Aug

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When Good Intentions Meet Reality

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer In a recent posting on the Washington Post's OnFaith blog, a Rabbi and law professor recount their experience on a joint US Jewish-Muslim...

21 May

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The French Railroad On Trial

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer Reuters reported this week that 100 French and American plaintiffs are suing SNCF, the French national railroad company, for their role in transporting...

07 Apr

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Gay Memorial… Just for the Guys?

May 8, 2012
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By Talia Ran When taught about the Holocaust, we are asked to never forget those who lost their lives during such a tragic time. However, for...

08 Mar

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How Do You Teach Human Rights?

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer On International Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) this year, a report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) was released outlining...

17 Dec

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Do You Want to Friend Heino?

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer "My name is Henio Zytomirski. I am seven-years-old. I live on 3 Szewska Street in Lublin.” So begins the profile of Heino Zytomirski, a young...

31 Mar

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Heeb Magazine Must Be Hilarious—Fake Holocaust Memoir Writing Contest

By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler In their most recent gimmick, Heeb has outdone even their own high standard of Jewish tomfoolery. Really outdone it. The idiosyncratic Jewish quarterly...

10 Dec

History, Latest

Impresario for the Lost Voices of Theresienstadt

May 8, 2012
By Mandy Katz
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By Mandy Katz Perhaps an apt follow-up to my post Monday about a journey from the Holocaust to the Ivy League? Yesterday's Washington Post carries an...

30 Jul

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An "Outrageous Display of Unrepentant Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia"

When Dinko Sakić, the last living Holocaust concentration camp director, died last week, Jewish organizations and others hoped that his funeral would not be used...