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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News Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII
Genealogy websites show his mother’s parents were born in Brazil, not Ukraine or Belgium, as his campaign website stated
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Film & TV In this overlooked documentary, the son of Holocaust survivors embarks on a seemingly impossible mission
In 'The Presence of Their Absence,' Fred Zaidman searches for evidence of his family's lost story
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Fast Forward Lithuania proposes setting aside nearly $40M for Holocaust survivors and their heirs
Two years ago, Lithuanian lawmakers considered declaring that neither the country nor its leaders could be blamed for participating in the Holocaust
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Fast Forward On Reddit, Kanye superfans finally reach their breaking point
The r/Kanye subreddit is no longer analyzing lyrics — it's educating about the dangers of Nazism
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News The man who saved more Jews than Schindler
Aristides de Sousa Mendes was punished by Portugal for rescuing 10,000 Jews. But their descendants, and Israel, honor his memory
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Fast Forward Flanked by white nationalists, Kanye West claims in podcast that Jews want to ‘lock me up’
West abruptly left the studio after being challenged about his antisemitic views
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Opinion I discovered a long-lost relative who survived the Holocaust in Soviet gulags
Jews who survived under Stalin rather than Hitler are largely absent from mainstream film and literature
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Culture In the shadow of the Holocaust, a new Kafkaesque nightmare for Jews in Czechoslovakia
70 years ago, 10 Jews were executed after the antisemitic Slánský trial
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
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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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Fast Forward Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning’ fight against antisemitism from figures like Tucker Carlson
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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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