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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Film & TV In a heart-wrenching film about life after the Holocaust, the makings of a taboo relationship
Set in Budapest, 'Those Who Remained' focuses on the friendship between a middle-aged man and a teenage girl
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Books How these Dutch Jewish artists aided the resistance with children’s books
While hiding from the Nazis, a husband and wife published dozens of children's books anonymously. Now, you can see them at a New York book fair
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Yiddish World The loving, complex relationship I had with my mother, a Holocaust survivor
My mother refused to send me to sleepaway camp, no matter how much I wanted it. For her, 'camp' could mean only one thing
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Books Jewish refugees stranded in Hollywood, and 4 other books you need to know this month
Plus, an author's case for a standing cocktail hour
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Books Cathleen Schine will convince you to move to Los Angeles
The author talks about her newest book, her writing routine and the importance of a standing cocktail hour
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivor reveals decades-old secret: He nabbed Hitler’s henchman
‘I arrested him,’ 98-year-old says, pointing at top Nazi’s photo on trip to a museum
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Film & TV The heroic WWII rescue story that Netflix’s ‘Transatlantic’ leaves out
The Jewish Labor Committee rescued more than a thousand Jews — so why hasn't anyone heard of them?
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Fast Forward Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th anniversary remembered with daffodils, 3 presidents and an 11th commandment against ‘indifference’
For the first time, the presidents of Germany, Israel and Poland came together for a ceremony to commemorate the fighters, none of whom are alive today
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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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Culture The PBS series ‘Black and Jewish America’ gets it right — except the Black and Jewish part
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Fast Forward Jewish congresswoman storms out of Epstein hearing after Pam Bondi raises her record on antisemitism
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Culture Why Bad Bunny’s halftime show delighted New York Jews of a certain age
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Opinion UpScrolled is a social media haven for unspeakable antisemitism. How does that help Palestinians?
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Fast Forward Mamdani’s antisemitism chief pledges trust-building amid early skepticism
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Fast Forward Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan
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Opinion Debate over the Blue Square Super Bowl ad is fading. The racist responses from my fellow Jews will be felt longer.
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