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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BINTEL BRIEF What would you do with gold teeth said to be from Holocaust victims?
Bintel says you’ll never be certain of their origin. But what to do with them is clear
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivor burned in Boulder attack speaks out: ‘What the hell is going on?’
Barbara Steinmetz, 88, was among those injured at an event to raise awareness for hostages in Gaza
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Fast Forward Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100
The beloved New Yorker was known for her late-in-life passion for ballroom dancing, as well as for wearing the same hand-knit sweater at Passover every year
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Opinion How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents
The future president was inspired by the lives of George and Halina Wind Preston
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Fast Forward Christian Zionists in South Korea open country’s first Holocaust museum
The museum was inspired by a local rise in antisemitism following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, according to the group
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani acknowledges ‘pain and confusion’ over his decision not to co-sponsor Holocaust resolution this year
The Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate said his focus is on legislation and the campaign, not symbolic measures.
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Opinion Critics of Trump’s US Holocaust Memorial Council firings run the risk of trivializing the cataclysm
A former council member says the firings shouldn’t be lamented as though they reflect Nazi-like oppression
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Fast Forward Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103
Friedlander’s last public appearance came less than two days before her death
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