Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Holocaust survivors.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Holocaust survivors.
Survivors
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Fast Forward Number of living Holocaust survivors is about 245,000, according to new analysis
The oldest known survivor is Rose Girone, 112, of Queens, New York. Her family escaped Germany in 1938 and lived out the war in Shanghai
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivor who became a bat mitzvah at 91 dies in Buenos Aires
Eugenia Unger was a founding member of the Holocaust Museum of Buenos Aires
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News A Greek Holocaust survivor in Vermont knows how to save humanity. He just needs us to listen.
The magical life of Albert Levis, a scholar of storytelling who has lived through his own improbable tale
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Opinion I didn’t understand Holocaust denial until Oct. 7
My survivor grandmother feared that no one would believe her. Now I know why.
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Fast Forward In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
The Lithuania program is open to applications only until Dec. 31
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivors and their descendants thank Biden for Israel support
‘What is happening today brings back my terrible memories,’ wrote one
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Forverts in English These two Yiddish words provided an escape hatch for many Holocaust survivors
The terms 'knipl' and 'pekl' may sound adorable, but they once signified a lifeline for Jewish refugees
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Opinion Our government unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis. We must take steps to ensure it never happens again
Canada has never fully accepted that Nazi fighters immigrated to our country and live quietly among us
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Opinion I’m a UCLA professor. Why didn’t the administration stop last night’s egregious violence?
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners
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News The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
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Opinion I teach Israel studies at NYU. We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses
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News At UCLA, Jewish students say pro-Israel violence has undercut their advocacy
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Fast Forward Hundreds of police dismantle UCLA encampment after standoff with protesters
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Culture How Jewish literature and activism shaped the work of Paul Auster
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene says she opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners
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