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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The Schmooze Crossfit Guru Does Handstand on Holocaust Memorial, Posts to Instagram
When Crossfit “guru” Dave Driskell travelled to Berlin, he decided to go visit the city’s iconic Holocaust memorial. He didn’t know what to expect — or that he probably shouldn’t pose on it and send an uplifting fitness message to his 70,000 followers. His caption on Instagram reads: “Hello Berlin, Germany. 15 hour layover. Checking the…
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The Schmooze Former Bond Girl Jane Seymour Explores Family’s Holocaust Past
She was born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg. But you probably know her as Jane Seymour. Turns out the actress and former Bond Girl is a proud member of the Tribe — with a storied family past. According to Seymour’s paternal grandfather, Lewin Frankenberg, left Poland for the United Kingdom in the late 1930s, leaving his two…
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Life The Nazi-Holocaust Survivor Romance Novel You Weren’t Waiting For
A few weeks ago in New York City, Romance Writers of America held their annual conference. The agenda included the RITA awards, the equivalent of the Oscars of the romance writing world, and one of those nominees, for “Best Inspirational Romance” and “Best First Novel,” was a book called “For Such a Time” by Kate…
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The Schmooze Christian Petzold Reflects on His Holocaust Revenge Film, ‘Phoenix’
Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix,” a beautifully crafted film noir, is one of two relatively recent Holocaust-related films that showcases revenge exacted with gusto by Jewish women characters — the other being Quentin Tarantino’s gory 2009 World War II action flick, ”Inglourious Basterds.” A fascinating, welcome addition to the post WWII cinema arena, “Phoenix” is an unfolding mystery…
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Culture Romance Novel About Nazi Guard and Concentration Camp Inmate Has Everyone Angry
(JTA) — German thinker Theodor Adorno famously stated that it’s barbaric to write poetry after Auschwitz, but he said nothing about romance novels. For author Kate Breslin, the Holocaust apparently provided just the right amount of narrative tension for her new book “For Such a Time,” inspired by the Book of Esther. The novel, which…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Says Jews Need To Stop Focusing on Holocaust
(JTA) — Natalie Portman has more ties to the Holocaust than some of her fans might realize. Portman’s great-grandparents were killed in Auschwitz and the Jewish actress played Anne Frank in a 1997 Broadway adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Her latest project, a Hebrew-language adaptation of Amos Oz’s memoir “A Tale of Love and…
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Fast Forward Ohio State Slams Marching Band’s Holocaust Spoof
Ohio State University condemned the behavior of students who wrote and distributed doggerel that ridiculed the Holocaust. The song, titled “Goodbye Kramer,” appeared in a book of parodies updated in 2012 and circulated privately by members of the Ohio State University marching band, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The lyrics, to be sung to…
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The Schmooze Remembering Samuel Pisar, Holocaust Survivor and Tortured Soul
I first met Samuel Pisar, Holocaust survivor, lawyer, and presidential advisor who died on July 27 at 86, at the December 4, 1988 Israel Bonds International Elie Wiesel Holocaust Remembrance Award Dinner at the New York Hilton at which he was the honoree. Applauded by 1,100 guests, Pisar — with wife Judith Pisar at his side…
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