Auschwitz
Why Poles need to talk about the Holocaust
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 23, 2015
Polish anti-Semitism has a long history. Poland should deal with it.
Auschwitz was about the Jews (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 27, 2015
(RNS) Some question whether American Judaism is still overly focused on the morbidity of the Holocaust. I have often raised that question myself, but not now. Not when a new, groundbreaking documentary about the Holocaust can barely say the word “Jew.”
COMMENTARY: Obscure no more, world’s first woman rabbi receives recognition
By A. James Rudin — July 25, 2014
(RNS) Rabbi Regina Jonas' grim task was to meet the incoming trains and provide counseling to the frightened and bewildered Jews arriving at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Auschwitz selfie girl defends her actions
By Jessica Durando — July 24, 2014
(RNS) An Alabama teen's example brings to light the debate over taking selfies in front of places such as Auschwitz and the 9/11 Memorial Museum where so many people lost their lives.
Nazi SS guard case raises question: Is there an age limit on justice?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 25, 2014
Once again, courts consider whether a nice old man -- hiding a Nazi collaborator past as a death camp guard -- should lose his precious U.S. citizenship. I know this story.
Beauty and pain take center stage in Holocaust pageant
By Michele Chabin — August 23, 2013
(RNS) Supporters of the pageants say the event, which featured live performances and even a comedian, is an affirmation of life and a boost to the contestants' self-esteem. Detractors call the concept "distasteful," saying it capitalizes on the victims' vulnerability.
Tiny Torah travels from hell on earth into outer space
By Lauren Markoe — June 27, 2012
(RNS) A new documentary follows a tiny Torah -- smuggled into a concentration camp and entrusted to a young boy, then taken to space by Israel's first astronaut -- from hell on earth to space. By Lauren Markoe.
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