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Fast Forward Helena Weinrauch, Holocaust survivor and ‘dancing angel,’ dies at 100
The beloved New Yorker was known for her late-in-life passion for ballroom dancing, as well as for wearing the same hand-knit sweater at Passover every year
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Opinion How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents
The future president was inspired by the lives of George and Halina Wind Preston
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Fast Forward Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103
Friedlander’s last public appearance came less than two days before her death
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Fast Forward Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, dies at 98
The journalist and historian proposed an Eleventh Commandment: “Do not be indifferent"
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Fast Forward Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their stories
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Fast Forward His home did not survive the Eaton Fire. But one precious family heirloom did.
The Eaton Fire claimed Josh Kotler’s home but his grandmother’s menorah survived
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Books This devastating story of a hidden child during WWII will change how you think about France and the Holocaust
In 'Adieu,' Alfred Lakritz tells the powerful story of his own survival
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Culture A reunion project for Holocaust survivors and their families runs a race against time
The Nazis destroyed families and their histories — a pair of genealogists is trying to put the pieces back together
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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News Australia’s Jewish community is defined by Holocaust survivors, Yiddishkeit and immigrants
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Opinion Australia welcomed my family’s Holocaust survivors — and Bondi Beach soon became a symbol of renewal for me
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Fast Forward Sydney Opera House lit by giant menorah as vigils for Bondi Beach victims take place across Australia
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Fast Forward Columbia professor Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, criticizes university over antisemitism and protests
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