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Fast Forward Libraries may need ‘a book that disputes the Holocaust,’ Washington school employee says
The comment was the latest incident in which the Holocaust has been caught up in the rancor over public school curriculums
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Film & TV His father directed ‘Casablanca,’ but he felt like a Jew without a home
Michael Forster fled Europe as a child, but never escaped the feeling of displacement and alienation
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Opinion Last Halloween, someone tried to burn down our synagogue
The alleged arsonist was only 18 years old at the time of the fire. How could someone so young be filled with rage?
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Culture Would going to the Holocaust Museum actually cure Kanye’s antisemitism?
The rapper turned down an offer to visit LA's Holocaust museum. Maybe that's for the best.
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Culture They fled the hell of Auschwitz, but that was not the only catastrophe they faced
Jonathan Freedland's 'The Escape Artist' recounts an unforgettable story of Holocaust survival
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Opinion What happens when nationalism seeps into Holocaust history? Look to Poland
The ruling party of Poland has pushed a nationalist interpretation of the Holocaust that obscures the full picture
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News Nazi monuments removed amid ongoing Forward investigation
Virginia, Bosnia, Belgium and Australia have renamed streets or taken down statues honoring collaborators
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Culture How much is a photo of persecuted Jews worth — and why would someone want to buy it?
A Holocaust image on eBay is generic to most bidders. Unless one of the men in the picture is your cousin.
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
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News What Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide to Israel’ says about his views
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