The transformation of Anne Frank
When she was a child, biographer Ruth Franklin read “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank, the well-known journal of a 13-year-old who was one of eight Jews who went into hiding in 1942. Frank and ...
999: The Forgotten Girls Of The Holocaust
Learn about the untold story of 999 mostly teenage girls who, under the cloak of deceit, were transported on a one-way ticket to Auschwitz by their own government.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Miami-Dade students hear harrowing stories of survival
At 90 years old, Allan Hall is one of the dwindling population of Holocaust survivors left in the United States who is alive to share his life’s story. And share he does. Hall, who moved to Miami in ...
Daily Cardinal5h
‘The Brutalist’: An ode to dispossession in America
“The Brutalist” is a moving work of art that captures the deep pain of dispossession and the long-lasting mental scars of the Holocaust on the Western world in increasingly subtle ways until a final ...
Despite Oscar Nominations, Fans Think Emilia Perez Is The ‘Worst Movie Of The Century’
Not only did Audiard’s Emilia Perez score impressive nominations at the 97th Oscars, but it has also secured several awards ...
Auschwitz commander's home open to the public, converted into center for Holocaust history
The house, until this year, had always been in private hands. A U.S.-based group, the "Counter Extremism Project," has purchased it. Now, in conjunction with the Auschwitz Museum and UNESCO, they have ...
Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month
In response to Donald Trump's order banning DEI initiatives, the DIA has paused special event programs and related events, including for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time
In light of recent events, it might be a good time to remember a very simple truth: Nazis are ALWAYS the bad guys.
The National Interest16h
Bielski Partisans: These WWII Jewish Resistance Embodied ‘Defiance’
The Bielski Partisans waged plenty of combat action against the Nazi scourge, much to the chagrin of the oppressors. January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to commemorate that ...
Angelyne the '80s billboard pin-up who drove a pink Corvette and was played by Emmy Rossum still looks good at 74, see her now
The billboards led to a lot of attention from the media, and the rising star soon began to receive offers for movie roles and ...
‘Resistance: They Fought Back On PBS’ And A Discussion With Producer Paula Aspell And Holocaust Historian Michael Berenbaum
During this week of International Holocaust Remembrance, Resistance: They Fought Back, an important new Holocaust documentary is on PBS. A discussion I led is on YouTube ...
The Cornell Daily Sun23h
‘The Brutalist’ on Art, Capitalism and the Immigrant Experience
Perhaps the most famous Brutalist building in the United States is the J. Edgar Hoover Building. Brutalist architecture is characterized by raw concrete walls, imposing geometrism and repetition, ...