Q&A with Alexandra Weinbaum, who wrote her very moving book, 'Careful Old Letters,' after discovering a box of old family letters sent from the WWII ghettos in Europe. In Weinbaum's book, voices silenced in the Holocaust come to life.
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NYFF and Hamptons Film Festivals Review: ‘Son of Saul’
Only when we stand in another's shoes can we see from their perspective and begin to understand our own humanity. especially if its a Sonderkommando of Auschwitz.
Read More »On 70th Anniversary of VJ Day: Japan’s Prime Minister Does Not Apologize – But Should He?
It is our duty to teach our children well in order that they teach their children well and to have that continue in perpetuity. If we do not, we are not only ensuring things will be forgotten but that they will inevitably be repeated.
Read More »New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Natan’
At the New York Jewish Film Festival, the documentary "Natan" profiles one of France's most brilliant entrepreneurs and innovators in the film industry.
Read More »Swastikas in Brooklyn: Hate Crime or Just Stupidity?
We immediately think that these persons are sick, twisted, and racist, but is there another possibility?
Read More »Book Review: The Commandant: An Account by the First Commanding Officer of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess, ed. by Jürg Amann
Condensing the autobiography of the commander of Auschwitz into a 16-page "monologue" doesn't make the horror any less.
Read More »Book Review: The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne
New thriller interweaves the story of the Jewish underground in WWII and contemporary revenge.
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