Reuniting With History: One Family’s Auschwitz Journey
Seventy-one years ago today my great-grandfather was arrested and sent to Auschwitz. This month, my family published his memoir.
Tag: "Holocaust"
Play At Mount Zion Tells the Stories of Local Holocaust Survivors In Their Own Words
“We could talk. We could recall. We could tell stories,” said Holocaust survivor Erwin Farkas. This play at Mt Zion Temple shines light on the Holocaust through oral histories from those who lived it.
How To Save A Life — Heroism In Auschwitz
“To this day, this woman does not know who this man was or what his fate was. All she knows is that he saved her life.”
We Remember…
Yom Hashoah, 5773. 68 years after the end of World War Two. Today we remember all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. May their memories be a blessing.
My Martenitza: A Story Of Hope In Bulgaria
Never underestimate the power of one signature, one act, one word, one person.
Ritual Tattoos: Keeping History Alive
How do we remember and honor those lives? How do those of us without a number to tattoo, or those of us disagree with tattooing continue to remember?
You’re Invited: Professor Jay Geller To Speak About German Jews At U of M’s Center For Jewish Studies
Even after the Shoah, Jews chose to settle in Germany. Who were these Jews, now numbering nearly 200,000, and why did they decide to remain in a country that had been hostile to their very existence only a few years earlier? Professor Jay Geller tries to answer that question.
It’s All About Story
Storytelling has a long tradition in Judaism. The artwork of Susan Weinberg continues the storytelling tradition by sharing stories of Holocaust survivors in danger of being lost to history.
The Wandering Jew: In Need Of New Arguments
Anti-Semitism and anti-Israel cries are drowning out support for Israel. When you consider the differences between the pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies, it’s not hard to see why.
Sending Mein Kampf Back to School
The German state of Bavaria is republishing Mein Kampf for the first time since 1945. Should the book be published, and if so, by whom? A feature from Jewish Ideas Daily.
Congressman Erik Paulsen Talks About Why Minnesotans Should Support Israel
Part II of TC Jewfolk’s exclusive interview with U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN). On America’s strong friendship with Israel, and why Minnesotans should support Israel. [Watch the video interview below]
You’re Invited to “The International Human Rights Movement: A History”
Don’t miss this talk by the Founder of Human Rights Watch, and former National Director of the ACLU, Aryeh Neier. February 28th. University of Minnesota. You’re Invited.
The Complicated Legacy of Fritz Haber: The Jew Who Saved Germany
Fritz Haber created a method used to feed over half the world. But the same method would lead to the death of millions of others.
Finding Moshe Pomerantz
To illuminate lives lived, lives saved, and ultimately, lives lost. It is in this spirit that I went to Poland. A look back at history, and into the uncomfortable depths of the present.
Is Holocaust Denial Anti-Semitism? Emory Professor Comes to Town
Is Holocaust denial just a new form of anti-Semitism? Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt to answer the question this week in Minnesota.
In Joshua’s Shoes: The National Holidays
From remembrance and mourning to elated celebration. There is nothing quite like the experience of being in Israel for the big three National Holidays.
On This Day of Remembrance
Yom HaShoah gives us a chance to reflect and remember both the horrors and the heroes. Here are two ways for you to do so – including a community commemoration tonight at 7pm.
Yom HaShoah: The Beggar is Waiting
My sister’s experience with antisemitism lead her to conclude it was easier not to be a Jew. I am still wrestling with her decision.
Take That Hitler
Celebrating the birth of a child and the enduring life of the Jewish people.
From Ordinary Citizens to Mass Murderers: Groundbreaking Documentary at the UofM
“Seeing this film is to stand in the eye of the storm.” Said Bruno Chaouat, “and should not be missed.”
Recalling “When the Danube Ran Red” in Hungary’s Holocaust
When the Danube Ran Red oozes red onto its book cover. But that’s nothing compared with the blood bled, and shed, between the covers of this Holocaust memoir.
