Holocaust

At the end of March, the historian Jan Grabowski was set to have a busy few weeks. First came the release of what he describes as “the most important” of his 17 books, which features his research into the Polish policemen responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of…

The late Jonathan Adewumi was the kind of person whose church funeral, under normal circumstances, would have been a packed-house affair.The owner of the Brooklyn-based Nigerian restaurant Amarachi, Adewumi was a staple in his community, so much so that many took to calling him “Uncle Jonathan.” He launched the Nigerian…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Friday is a one-off holiday that will only be marked in Berlin Berliners have been given an unprecedented public holiday, to mark the end of World War Two in Europe but also liberation from Nazi rule.Not since reunification has a German city acknowledged 8…

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Many young Germans have failed to learn the lessons of history, and anti-Semitism is becoming entrenched in the land responsible for the Holocaust, a Jewish leader warned, a day before the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe.As Germany's leaders prepare to lay…

Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesNew England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and actors Skylar Astin and Dolores Catania are joining forces with the 333 Charity and the UJA-Federation to create a virtual workout class, with the proceeds from the program going to help feed Holocaust survivors during…

Else Blangsted, a Holocaust survivor who went on to a 35-year career as a film music editor who worked with some of the industry’s most successful directors, producers and composers – Robert Redford, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Sydney Pollack, among others – died Friday, May 1, from natural…

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The Illinois governor blasted the messages of hate displayed at the protest. May 3, 2020, 8:17 PM9 min read A sign displayed by an anti-lockdown protester at a demonstration in Chicago was blasted by the Auschwitz Museum and Memorial, and the governor of Illinois as a slogan of hate once…

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