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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Fast Forward Nina Gottlieb, Holocaust survivor who told her story in an award-winning documentary, dies at 91
Her grandson’s film represented the first time she spoke about her experiences after nearly eight decades
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Books What we keep getting wrong about the Holocaust
In his 'Unfinished History,' Dan Stone argues that it was not an exclusively German project, but a 'continent-wide crime'
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Culture Critics slammed Harvard’s antisemitism czar for his new book. He says he’s been misunderstood
Derek Penslar's latest book examines Zionist history through the emotions that shaped the movement
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Culture In Puerto Rico, memories of a forgotten terror attack loom over the present
Just across from Puerto Rico's capitol building, two memorials force the viewer to confront a harrowing past
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Culture Why a Jewish artist thinks his exhibit’s cancellation is evidence of censorship and antisemitism
Phillip Schwartz was ready to exhibit his Holocaust-related artwork. An arts center wanted to address accusations of genocide in Gaza.
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Culture For a towering scholar in the field of Holocaust literature and testimony, there was no escape from darkness
Lawrence Langer, who has died at 94, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for 'Holocaust Testimonies'
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Fast Forward Holocaust and Srebrenica survivors launch Jewish-Muslim effort to prevent genocides
Attendees said they hoped the United Nations would declare July 11 as a memorial of the Srebrenica massacre, much like it created International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Fast Forward ‘I never imagined that something like this could ever happen again’: Holocaust survivors share their Oct. 7 experiences
Not all double-survivors believe it is appropriate to compare Oct. 7 to the Holocaust
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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