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By Deborah Danan AUSCHWITZ (JTA) — Bellha Haim, who was born in 1938 and fled the Nazis with her family, swore she would never step foot again in Poland. Then, on Oct. 7, Hamas invaded Israel, perpetrating the bloodiest day … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – “The Zone of Interest” is not like other Holocaust movies. Directed by British Jewish filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, the film initially appears to follow an unexceptional German family in the 1940s and their idyllic lifestyle in … Read More
One by one, as strands of string music filled the valted sanctuary, the “Ambassadors of Repair” proceeded down the aisle of the Cathedral of the Assumption, each carrying a violin. The ambassadors were a diverse group – Christians, Jews, Muslims, … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is the final blog entry by Louisville teachers Fred Whittaker and Ron Skillern from their tour of Holocaust sites in Poland with a group of students and instructors from Classrooms Without Borders (CWB). Before leaving Poland, the two educators … Read More
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – A historic downtown bank building will soon become the new home of a Holocaust museum. CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center will move into the old First Financial Bank at 643 Wabash Avenue once the circa … Read More
This August, I participated in an exciting new program, the inaugural “Seminar on Wheels: Exploring Poland/Polin” designed for young American academics, educators, curators and activists or arts educators. The program organizers were especially interested in attracting those with Polish roots, … Read More
“The Egyptian, Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away. The Greek and Roman followed, made a vast noise and they are gone. Other peoples have sprung up, and … Read More
January 11, 2014 (JTA) – Ariel Sharon, one of Israel’s last warrior statesmen, whose military and political careers were woven into his nation’s triumphs and failures, has died. Sharon, 85, died Saturday at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv … Read More
One of eight young leaders in North America chosen for JCPA Trip [by Becky Ruby Swansburg] It hit me, of all places, in Ramallah. Our group sat at one of the city’s finest restaurants, listening to three distinct takes on … Read More