Holocaust

are immigrantsthey are holocaust survivors. My grandmother was in line to be shot into a pit. She said, ‘What happens if I step out of line?’ said, ‘I don’t have the heart to shoot you, but somebody will.’ And she stepped out of l…

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Bearing Witness I read Zuzana Justmans Personal History about her experience in the Terezín concentration camp with interest and gratitude (My Terezín Diary, September 16th). I was one of those fortunate German-Jewish children whose parents were able to arra…

In an unfortunate twist, a reporter for the Des Moines Register who received immense online backlash for finding old, offensive tweets from a local hero that resulted in him losing a corporate partnership for charity has been fired from his newspaper job. …

by Alex BillingtonSeptember 29, 2019 Music is a remarkably powerful stimulus, capable of transmitting the greatest emotions and stories across space and time. A number of excellent films this year have shown the power of music (most notably Portrait of a Lad…

Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the days most important headlines. Sign up today. After 17 weeks of marches and street clashes, in a movement that has transformed into a revolt a…

The Dutch national railroad invoiced the Germans about the equivalent of 3 million euros, adjusted for inflation, for running these trains, according to Dirk Mulder, one of the authors. The Germans may not have paid this full amount, about $3.28 million, but …

Two Jewish cousins have had an emotional reunion 75 years after fleeing Romania and believing each other had been killed in the Holocaust. Morris Sana and Simon Mairowitz grew up as close childhood friends in Romania, but when a fascist coup in 1940 allied t…

After Believing They Will Never See Each Other Again, These Holocaust Survivors Are Reunited After 75 Years Apart

At least those misguided Pokemon Goers were following the noble ideal of trying to be the very best, like no one ever was. Sadly, the same sort of boneheaded behavior occurs with increasing frequency at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. But unlike the Auschwitz…