Ellen Himelfarb
By Ellen Himelfarb
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Culture In Princess Diana’s red dress, a symbol of the Jewish rise to prominence in the UK shmatta business
A Museum of London exhibit pays homage to the Jews who helped to create outfits for everyday folk as well as the likes of Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie
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Culture The ‘grown-up Anne Frank’ remains little known — and there’s a reason for that
Etty Hillesum, who died in Auschwitz in 1943, wrote frankly about her inner life and her love affairs
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Culture This Amsterdam neighborhood was once inhabited by Jews. None are left to celebrate its centennial
Outside 58 Weidestraat in Amsterdam’s Betondorp district, two brass stones lie set into the sidewalk. Known by the Dutch as stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” the square plaques are engraved with the names of Jews who moved to this neighborhood upon its creation after the First World War and were deported during the Second. Herman Richard…
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