Holocaust
A Timeline of the Holocaust
From Hitler's rise to power to the Nuremberg trials, key events of the Shoah.
The Sephardic Experience During the Holocaust
The Nazis wiped out several major Sephardic population centers and caused the almost complete demise of Ladino culture.
Nazi Germany 1933-1939: Early Stages of Persecution
How Hitler laid the groundwork for genocide.
Seven Holocaust Films You Should See
These under-the-radar movies about the Shoah are affecting, powerful and nuanced.
10 Holocaust Books You Should Read
Though not as well known as Anne Frank's diary or Elie Wiesel's works, these texts will increase your understanding of the Shoah.
LGBT Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day
When the last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, Gad Beck, died in 2012, it was a poignant reminder that both ...
Reflections on Remembrance: Memorial Day and More
Memorial Day is approaching, and while I’m usually swept up in the parades, beach trips and community cookouts, this year ...
Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?
This evening begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside to remember the experience of the ...
Jewish Refugees During and After the Holocaust
Jews fleeing the Nazis had difficulty finding countries that would take them in.
Nazi Propaganda in the Holocaust
How the Third Reich spread racism, anti-Semitism and anti-Bolshevism.
What Were the Nuremberg Laws?
Passed in September 1935, they provided the legal framework for the systematic persecution of Jews in Germany.
America and the Holocaust
Where were the United States government and the American Jewish community during the destruction of European Jewry?
Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass
The widespread violence of Nov. 9-10, 1938 signaled an escalation in the Nazi reign of terror.