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Category Archives: Holocaust
Phony Holocaust Memoir
From the Jewish Journal: The recent news about the memoir by Herman Rosenblat, “Angel at the Fence,” being canceled is a major disappointment to, movie producer, agent, Oprah fans and the Jewish community. Rosenblat said he met his wife while … Continue reading
How Did One Little Old Lady In Los Angeles Get About $300 Million From The Holocaust?
Frequent contributor to this website, Yisroel Pensack, tipped me off to this story. Maria Altmann, 89, wasn’t in the Holocaust but as a niece of the late Czech sugar baron Ferdinand Bloch she (along with four other heirs) was awarded … Continue reading
‘More Precious Than Pearls’
An articulate Modern Orthodox Jew survives the Holocaust and eventually moves to the United States. He discusses theodicy. From the description: Faith after the Holocaust is a theme that is rarely touched upon in Holocaust-related documentaries, let alone examined deeply. … Continue reading
Beautiful Czech Film: ‘I Served The King Of England’
This movie was like a dream.
Israel’s Unexpected Spinoff From a Holocaust Trial
From the New York Times: JERUSALEM, Sept. 5 — It was one of Israel’s dirty little secrets. In the early 1960s, as Israelis were being exposed for the first time to the shocking testimonies of Holocaust survivors at the trial … Continue reading
Auschwitz Now Offers Handicap Access
Not sure if they had this during WWII (from Tova Reich’s new book, "My Holocaust").
On the Passing of Holocaust Historian Raul Hilberg
Steven Plaut blogs: Hilberg in recent years had become an apologist and lobbyist on behalf of Neo-Nazi pseudo-scholar Norman Finkelstein, and had repeatedly endorsed Finkelstein’s hate-filled "books" and rants against Jews and Israel. Hilberg had been trying to help Finkelstein … Continue reading