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Opinion As antisemitic hate crimes rise, I see alarming parallels to my grandmother’s childhood during the Holocaust
Just two generations ago, my family was torn apart
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Opinion Clarence Thomas’ close friend Harlan Crow collects Nazi artifacts. The reason why could be even darker than it seems
The justice's friendship with the billionaire Republican donor raises ethical questions about Nazi memorabilia
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Fast Forward Billionaire’s Nazi memorabilia and connection to Justice Thomas raises questions
Under fire for his ties to Clarence Thomas, many people want to know why Texas real estate mogul Harlan Crow has a signed copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
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Film & TV In a gripping new thriller series, neutral Switzerland isn’t so neutral after all
Superbly acted, 'Labyrinth of Peace' explodes myths about World War II
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News Israel concedes to ‘disturbing’ demand by Poland: Students should visit memorials to murderers of Jews
Experts slam it as ‘a dream come true for Holocaust deniers’ that glorifies ‘Poles who were involved up to their necks in the murder of Jews’
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Culture Slave and victim of the Nazi regime — the complicated legacy of Bruno Schulz
Benjamin Balint delves into the history of the 'virtuoso of language and image' who was murdered on 'Black Thursday'
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Yiddish World The late poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim’s tragic secret
Although Basman spoke little about what she endured during the Holocaust, the author believes that her remaining childless was linked to it.
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Film & TV ‘I’m always telling the story of Exodus’: ‘Unorthodox’ creator Anna Winger on her new Netflix show
‘Transatlantic’ chronicles an effort to save artists and thinkers from Nazi Europe
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