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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Politics Doug Mastriano likens his failed PA gubernatorial bid to Jews during the Holocaust
Mastriano trafficked in antisemitic tropes in last year’s race and has in the past compared abortion to the Holocaust
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Books Descendants of Holocaust perpetrators are writing about their history — what can we learn from them?
Writing about their Nazi heritage, journalists Burkhard Bilger, Linda Kinstler and Géraldine Schwarz showcase a new kind of Holocaust testimony
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Film & TV A new Nazi revenge film from Finland is called ‘Sisu’ – is that Finnish for ‘chutzpah’?
The movie glosses over Finland’s complicated World War II history — but that shouldn’t keep you away
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Film & TV A new Miep Gies show hails Anne Frank’s protector — but ignores the collaborators
Though the Gieses risked their life to save Jews, 'A Small Light' looks away from the many citizens who did nothing
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Film & TV Why ‘Succession’ gave us a Holocaust meme
In ‘Living+’ the show reveals the billionaire class’ affinity for Nazi comparisons
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Books ‘When did you learn your grandfather was a Nazi?’ — Burkhard Bilger’s redemptive journey through a complex family history
In 'Fatherland,' the acclaimed New Yorker writer considers the case of an elementary schoolteacher named Karl Gönner
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News ‘I was sick to my heart’: Holocaust survivor, 94, returns to the Auschwitz cell block where he spent years of his childhood
No survivor had ever before returned to Cell Block 8
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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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Opinion Mamdani has made ample efforts for Jews. How come no one is telling that story?
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News Nearly half of young U.S. Jews want to replace Israel with binational state, poll finds
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Film & TV Woody Allen’s biggest fans were easy marks for a fake monologue about antisemitism
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News Floyd Mayweather showered cash on Jewish causes — and now he’s suing their ‘Robin Hood’ alleging $175 million got diverted
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