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 The day I, a Jewish kid from the Bronx, left a Vermont salesperson flabbergasted
Avram Patt, a former Vermont congressman, shares a story proving that knowledge of Yiddish can come in handy
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art wasn’t the first museum to bury remains of Holocaust victims in its collection
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Todd Komarnicki's new film strays troublingly from the historical record
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Culture How a son of Holocaust survivors joined a commune and helped to free ‘Hurricane’ Carter
Compassion for the underdog has been a constant theme in the life of Sam Chaiton
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Books In the shadows of Nazi viciousness, an unlikely story of love and heroism blooms
Adriana Allegri's debut novel 'The Sunflower House' was inspired by a real-life Lebensborn institution
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Art Hidden in plain sight, a Holocaust memorial takes on new significance
New York artist Harriet Feigenbaum, 85, says her work is more relevant than ever
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Culture A reunion project for Holocaust survivors and their families runs a race against time
The Nazis destroyed families and their histories — a pair of genealogists is trying to put the pieces back together
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Film & TV Why movies are tackling a real pain: memory and Holocaust tourism
The films ‘Treasure,’ ‘Delegation’ and ‘A Real Pain’ use tours of Poland as a backdrop for character studies
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Fast Forward Chabad on high alert after false Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens war claims
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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Culture How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
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News Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him
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Opinion War with Iran puts the US-Israel alliance at grave risk
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News Confronting a Khamenei vigil in NYC, Iranian protesters declare solidarity with Jews
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Opinion During WWII, a heroic Jewish lawyer warned against the dangers of a dual state — is it coming true in Trump’s America?
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News Ronnie Eldridge was one of NYC’s toughest political minds
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