Holocaust

The Need to Educate, Speak and Ensure that Holocaust Remembrance is Always Done

January 20, 2020 By eJP

By Ilyse Muser Shainbrown The day of January 27, 2020 is quickly approaching and it’s significance is grand as it marks the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the most notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz. This day will be marked around that world at ceremonies i … [Read more...] about The Need to Educate, Speak and Ensure that Holocaust Remembrance is Always Done

Renia’s Diary: Intimate Memoir of a Young Polish Jew on the Verge of Adulthood as WWII Explodes Around Her

October 18, 2019 By eJP

By Dan Stone The first entry in Renia Spiegel’s diary is dated January 31, 1939: “Today, my dear Diary, is the beginning of our deep friendship. Who knows how long it will last?” The 14-year-old girl, living with her grandparents in Przemysl (halfway between Cracow an … [Read more...] about Renia’s Diary: Intimate Memoir of a Young Polish Jew on the Verge of Adulthood as WWII Explodes Around Her

Romania Set to Open First Holocaust Museum Since End of Second World War

October 15, 2019 By eJP

It will be aimed at reviving the memory of the Holocaust, strengthening education around the Holocaust and combating anti-Semitism. (JNS) Romania will open its first national Holocaust museum more than seven decades since the end of World War II. The National Museum of … [Read more...] about Romania Set to Open First Holocaust Museum Since End of Second World War

The Holocaust as Pervasive (and Unhelpful) Metaphor for Contemporary Jewish Communal Challenges

August 15, 2019 By eJP

By Dave Matkowsky The recent uproar over Israeli education minister Rafi Peretz's remarks comparing assimilation to the Holocaust in its effect on Jewish continuity struck me as odd. Not because I think the comparison is apt; to the contrary it is unfortunate and unhelpful. … [Read more...] about The Holocaust as Pervasive (and Unhelpful) Metaphor for Contemporary Jewish Communal Challenges