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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Yiddish World Yiddish film offers authentic recreation of shtetl life before it was destroyed
The title leaves the ‘e’ out of ‘shtetl’ as a symbol of what was lost.
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Nazi collaborator monuments Alabama museum removes quotation by Nazi scientist
Several items honoring NASA’s Wernher von Braun still remain around the US
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Opinion My German aunt died in the Holocaust. A Munich high school made sure she was never forgotten
Nearly 80 years after her death in the Warsaw Ghetto, my extended family returned to Germany to honor Johanna's memory
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News Every ‘Jew-ish’ thing George Santos has said and done (that we know about)
The Long Island Congressman-elect is not the ‘proud American Jew’ he claims to be — but certainly has a lot of chutzpah
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Culture A visitor to Paris finds a dark layer of Jewish history in the City of Light
Beyond the city's wine, food and fashion, the tragic fate of French Jews in World War II is hiding in plain sight
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Opinion George Santos exploited Jewish trauma to win an election
The Republican politician is not the first person to claim minority identity for personal gain
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News A US soldier sent home bones from Dachau. They’ve just been buried in a Jewish cemetery
The remains have been hidden since the Holocaust. No one knows who they belong to
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Culture What happens when you turn the Holocaust into a video game?
Luc Bernard hopes his upcoming video game ‘The Light in the Darkness’ will help combat rising antisemitism in the gaming community and raise awareness among the young about the Shoah.
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Fast Forward Workplaces open, schools remain shut — and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes
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Opinion Trump’s Iran dithering puts Israel in an unprecedented position
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Fast Forward AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel. Who has crossed its red line?
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