Jewish history

Handmade Purim noisemaker from Holocaust transit camp donated to Yad Vashem

The grogger belonged to the late Marcel Micenmacher, who survived the Holocaust with few other objects to serve as mementos from his parents, who were murdered at Auschwitz in 1942. 

The real Jewish history of 'Rosie’ Rosenthal in Apple TV+’s ‘Masters of the Air’

Though Judaism may not have been Rosenthal’s primary motivating factor, the concentration camp scene in the series finale — which Orloff said actually happened — lays bare that the weight of fighting

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
15/03/2024

The dark Jewish history of Canada's Newfoundland - opinion

In this context, the refusal by the powers governing Newfoundland to grant succor to any Jew seeking help, had widespread and terrible repercussions.

By JACOB SIVAK
02/03/2024

Colors of pride: Blue-and-white Israel rallies behind IDF green

The Israeli army has become the most powerful national symbol of pride. The color green wasn’t central to the Mikdash, but it has become a compelling modern symbol.

This Jewish family became refugees because of the Russia war — twice

Boris Bezubov describes his family's journey through Ukraine throughout Russia's attacks.

The remains of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists when they infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri

We thought we beat Jewish history. We were wrong - opinion

Every day I doubt God. Sometimes for just a few seconds, sometimes for a few minutes. But what I have never doubted even for a moment is my belief in the Jewish people.

By RABBI AHARON E. WEXLER
12/02/2024

Two centenarian Holocaust survivors meet for first time

To commemorate the March of the Living UK film premiere of ‘MOTL - Journey of Hope: Retracing the Kindertransport After 85 Years,’ two 100-year-old Holocaust survivors met in London.

Long-lost Poland Yeshiva books recovered, to be put on display

"If this yeshiva and its library were so famous, and it was such a prestigious thing for the Nazis to destroy it, why are there no traces — no photos or documents — actually proving that it happened?

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
01/02/2024

Debunking myth of Jewish passivity in the Holocaust through film

Apsell stressed that one of the primary motives for the film is to combat ignorance of what happened in the Holocaust.

By NERIA BARR
29/01/2024

Murder victim was anonymous for 13 years - Jewish genealogists found her

“It’s kind of a miracle that this was figured out, in a lot of ways,” said Adina Newman, the co-founder of the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History in New York City.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
15/01/2024
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