This is the Forward’s coverage of the Holocaust (also called the Shoah), the genocide of Europe’s Jews committed by the Nazis during World War II.
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Yiddish World Israel names a street after renowned Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever
Sutzkever was a leader of the “Paper Brigade” that rescued Jewish cultural treasures from the Nazis
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Film & TV ‘Odessa’ wants to use your empathy against you
Viewers slowly realize a family fleeing post-war Germany may not be on the right side of history
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Books The visionary Jewish poet who survived the Holocaust but not its aftermath
Anna Arno's intelligent and intricate biography tells the tragic story of Paul Celan
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Fast Forward Yad Vashem chooses Germany for first overseas education centers
German Jewish leaders say the move sends a powerful message about “remembrance, education and the protection of Jewish life.”
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Art This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
Sid Klein wants to combat antisemitism, not with words or weapons but with his art
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Yiddish World Interviews with Holocaust survivors reveal the richness of Yiddish
Thanks to a new online resource, the Corpus of Spoken Yiddish in Europe, anyone can now hear or view these recordings
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Opinion The new face of Holocaust denial is harder to spot — and more dangerous
The grandson of Jews murdered in Nazi gas chambers responds to deniers in a New Hampshire legislative meeting
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Yiddish World How Yiddish and Savta Sarah shaped my Jewish journey
Sarah taught me how Yiddish articulated resilience through cynicism, poking fun at everything in life from the tragic to the banal
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News New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but more quietly so far than in 2015
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News Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
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Culture My father was my hero and, when he was dying, I wrote this song for him