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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Opinion FDR’s broken promise: The Allies defeated the Axis powers in Africa — but the concentration camps stayed open
Operation Torch helped topple the Axis powers and Nazi-controlled Vichy regime, but local Jews and Muslims continued to suffer
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Fast Forward Libraries may need ‘a book that disputes the Holocaust,’ Washington school employee says
The comment was the latest incident in which the Holocaust has been caught up in the rancor over public school curriculums
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Film & TV His father directed ‘Casablanca,’ but he felt like a Jew without a home
Michael Forster fled Europe as a child, but never escaped the feeling of displacement and alienation
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Opinion Last Halloween, someone tried to burn down our synagogue
The alleged arsonist was only 18 years old at the time of the fire. How could someone so young be filled with rage?
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Culture Would going to the Holocaust Museum actually cure Kanye’s antisemitism?
The rapper turned down an offer to visit LA's Holocaust museum. Maybe that's for the best.
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Books They fled the hell of Auschwitz, but that was not the only catastrophe they faced
Jonathan Freedland's 'The Escape Artist' recounts an unforgettable story of Holocaust survival
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Opinion What happens when nationalism seeps into Holocaust history? Look to Poland
The ruling party of Poland has pushed a nationalist interpretation of the Holocaust that obscures the full picture
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News Nazi monuments removed amid ongoing Forward investigation
Virginia, Bosnia, Belgium and Australia have renamed streets or taken down statues honoring collaborators
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
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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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