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 Acclaimed non-Jewish filmmaker Steve McQueen is earning applause for a 4-hour Holocaust-themed documentary
'Occupied City' uses no historical footage, relying entirely on 35-millimeter film of Amsterdam shot during the COVID-19 pandemic to make an eerie point
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Culture A life of music and promise shattered by the Holocaust in an unforgettable film
'Winter Journey' is a compelling and original adaptation of Martin Goldsmith's 'The Inextinguishable Symphony'
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Opinion Why a secret Danish boat lift 80 years ago still matters today
Between 98-99% of Danish Jews were rescued by their fellow citizens during the Holocaust
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Yiddish World These two Yiddish words provided an escape hatch for many Holocaust survivors
The terms 'knipl' and 'pekl' may sound adorable, but they once signified a lifeline for Jewish refugees
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Culture A high-tech answer to the dilemma of how to teach the Holocaust to kids without traumatizing them
"Courage to Act" at the Museum of Jewish Heritage uses hologram-like videos to recount the escape of 95% of Danish Jews to neutral Sweden
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Culture My relatives were sheltered and saved — but in WWII Poland, they were the exception not the rule
During the Holocaust there were tales of Polish heroism, though far fewer than the current government would have you believe
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Fast Forward Was Hamas’ attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?
The claim, which has begun to be repeated online by journalists and politicians, appears to be accurate
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Opinion Our government unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis. We must take steps to ensure it never happens again
Canada has never fully accepted that Nazi fighters immigrated to our country and live quietly among us
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Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
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News DNA test kits spark a surge of online conversions to Judaism in the U.S.
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Opinion What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.
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News As young Jews move away from Israel, Jewish leaders are reluctant to change their approach
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