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fromThe Atlantic
6 hours ago

America's Anti-Jewish Assassins Are Making the Case for Zionism

Zionism was not the triumphant battle cry of a victorious ethnic group, but rather a weird, crazy, desperate stab at survival made by those who foresaw their impending doom.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Jewish Chronicle
2 days ago

Month-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYC - The Jewish Chronicle

Sephardi identity is not limited by geography or ethnicity - for us it's always been a philosophy, so we are very open to different expressions of that.
Independent films
#cultural-heritage
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Henry Gibbs painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish art dealer's family

A 17th-century painting, looted by Nazis, will be returned to the descendants of Jewish collector Samuel Hartveld.
The Tate's return of the painting demonstrates progress in addressing Nazi-era art restitution.
London music
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Tate Britain to return painting looted by Nazis

Tate Britain will return a 17th-century painting to the descendants of a Jewish Belgian art collector, looted by Nazis during World War II.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Henry Gibbs painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish art dealer's family

A 17th-century painting, looted by Nazis, will be returned to the descendants of Jewish collector Samuel Hartveld.
The Tate's return of the painting demonstrates progress in addressing Nazi-era art restitution.
London music
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Tate Britain to return painting looted by Nazis

Tate Britain will return a 17th-century painting to the descendants of a Jewish Belgian art collector, looted by Nazis during World War II.
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#world-war-ii
Germany news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, died at age 113 after enduring immense suffering during WW II.
France news
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in WWII, risked her life gathering intelligence for the Allies, earning her France's highest military honors later in life.
Germany news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.

The Kindertransport facilitated the escape of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain, drastically altering many lives.
Hanna Zack Miley's experience exemplifies the emotional impact and lasting legacy of the Kindertransport.
Germany news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113

Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, died at age 113 after enduring immense suffering during WW II.
France news
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in WWII, risked her life gathering intelligence for the Allies, earning her France's highest military honors later in life.
Germany news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.

The Kindertransport facilitated the escape of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain, drastically altering many lives.
Hanna Zack Miley's experience exemplifies the emotional impact and lasting legacy of the Kindertransport.
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#cultural-exchange
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago
DC food

Stunning discovery in biblical city 'home to Ark of the Covenant'

A gold ring found at the City of David offers insights into Jerusalem's history and suggests cultural exchanges during the Second Temple period.
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago
History

More Than Scholars and Victims: The Forgotten Lives of Medieval Jews - Medievalists.net

Jewish women in the Middle Ages were largely overlooked, often depicted only as victims alongside male counterparts.
DC food
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Stunning discovery in biblical city 'home to Ark of the Covenant'

A gold ring found at the City of David offers insights into Jerusalem's history and suggests cultural exchanges during the Second Temple period.
more#cultural-exchange
#holocaust
Germany news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Rena Quint, the girl who survived the Nazi concentration camps alone: Wherever you went, you saw and smelled death'

Rena Quint represents the voice of Holocaust survivors, emphasizing the importance of sharing their experiences before they are lost.
Germany news
fromwww.harrowtimes.co.uk
1 month ago

'I found my mother's story of escape from the Nazis hidden in a shoebox'

Kitty Fehr's diaries reveal her family's experiences fleeing Nazi Germany, discovered by her daughter after 80 years hidden in an old suitcase.
NYC parents
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Eve Kugler, child survivor of the Holocaust, dies at 94

Eve Kugler's survival as a Jewish child during the Holocaust highlights the complexities of fleeing danger and the lasting impact of such a decision.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

No one but Jews lost their apartments': how homes taken by Nazis in wartime Paris were never given back

The Malowanczyk family's story reflects the struggles of many Jews in post-war Paris who were denied the right to their homes.
Germany news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Rena Quint, the girl who survived the Nazi concentration camps alone: Wherever you went, you saw and smelled death'

Rena Quint represents the voice of Holocaust survivors, emphasizing the importance of sharing their experiences before they are lost.
Germany news
fromwww.harrowtimes.co.uk
1 month ago

'I found my mother's story of escape from the Nazis hidden in a shoebox'

Kitty Fehr's diaries reveal her family's experiences fleeing Nazi Germany, discovered by her daughter after 80 years hidden in an old suitcase.
NYC parents
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Eve Kugler, child survivor of the Holocaust, dies at 94

Eve Kugler's survival as a Jewish child during the Holocaust highlights the complexities of fleeing danger and the lasting impact of such a decision.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

No one but Jews lost their apartments': how homes taken by Nazis in wartime Paris were never given back

The Malowanczyk family's story reflects the struggles of many Jews in post-war Paris who were denied the right to their homes.
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philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

Almost Zion: Remembering a short-lived Jewish state in New York

Mordecai Manuel Noah's vision of Ararat as a Jewish city-state was ultimately unfulfilled as no Jews chose to settle there.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

When Jews Sought the Promised Land in Texas

Cockerell's work sheds light on an ambitious historical initiative to redirect Jewish immigration to Galveston, Texas.
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
1 month ago

Rare book by friend of legendary poet comes home after 200 years

While surfing internet book dealers for Highgate material I got a hit from a bookseller in Jerusalem who had a rare 1807 edition of Elements of the Hebrew Language.
History
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The battle of Cable Street is entwined in my family's history and its message of hope still resonates | Tracy-Ann Oberman

Local communities successfully united against Oswald Mosley's fascist attempts to incite hatred in 1936, a lesson relevant to today's rising tensions against minorities.
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