Category: Holocaust
Herzog to lead Poland’s March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Then-Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog speaks at the annual March of the Living program in...
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Yom HaShoah: Reminding humanity of its lowest moments
Hillel Kofsky, right, on tour at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp grounds as part of a...
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Veterans, others to note the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau Concentration Camp entrance on July 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of pxhidalgo. The region’s...
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SJCC to screen ‘Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi Killer;’ Prof. Stephen Berk to discuss film
Jack and Jon with their father Boris Green as shown in the documentary “Revenge: Our Dad the Nazi...
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Survivor and artist Tibor Spitz to discuss his life and artwork
Artist Tibor Spitz ALBANY– Survivor Tibor Spitz will discuss his journey as an artist and his...
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Yom Ha-Shoah lecture by Dr. Cristina Florea set for March 24 at University at Albany
Dr. CRISTINA FLOREA Dr. Cristina Florea, a historian of modern Europe, with a particular focus on...
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SJCC film on March 8 to focus on an art mystery
KAYLA CARLSEN SCHENECTADY–The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) Film Festival will screen...
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Anne Frank’s message for today to be a theme of writer Ruth Franklin at UAlbany
Photo from the slipcover of The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin. Ruth Franklin, the...
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Skidmore College to note International Holocaust Day with documentary, ‘Four Winters’
Poster for “Four Winters.” SARATOGA SPRINGS–The award winning film “Four Winters” will be screened...
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How they got out: One family’s escape from Austria
By MARILYN SHAPIRO For newlyweds Erwin and Selma Diwald, getting out of Austria wasn’t a choice....
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‘The Brutalist’ wins award for Best Motion Picture at Golden Globes
Adrien Brody at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2023photo courtesy of Harald Krichel via...
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Jewish Family Services launches new partnership to help Holocaust survivors
Clara Simon, JFS senior resource specialist, left, is shown here with Alla Umanskaya, a recipient...
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