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Renata Laxova’s life story began at the center of the twentieth century’s greatest human turmoil. She was born to Jewish parents in the Moravian city of Brno (now part of the Czech Republic) in 1931, less than two years before …
Voices of the Generations: Stories from the Holocaust Thursday, March 12, 2015 – Thursday, March 12, 2015 Voices of the Generations: Stories from the Holocaust Presentation by Julie Kohner When: Thursday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free Please RSVP. …
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center is pleased to announce the Midwest premiere of Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, and the Holocaust, a photographic exhibition that reveals a rarely seen perspective of World War II through the lens …
Friday, February 06, 2015 – Friday, February 06, 2015 ‘The Tragedy of Slovak Jews’ will be on display in the Petrik Gallery from February 6 – April 19, 2015. Slovakia, under the leadership of fascist leader Jozef Tiso, was the …
The Holocaust: an Introduction – Part 1 Part 1 of 2. This course depicts the complex history of the Holocaust, highlighting its impact on our world today. About the course The Holocaust was an inconceivable historical event, which forever robbed …
See Video: Click Here Updated: Tuesday, January 27 2015, 07:31 PM CST CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CBS2/FOX28) – A somber anniversary today. 70 years ago, Russian soldiers freed thousands from a death camp called Auschwitz. Survivors laid wreaths at …
Seventy-one years later, Eva – who survived the nightmare – remains dedicated to practicing and preaching forgiveness, and she is doing so in a remarkable way. Image credit: Imgur/whisperwordsofwisdom According to Elite Daily, upon arrival at Auschwitz, Eva and her …
02 January 2015 By Marisa Fox-Bevilacqua The stereotype of Holocaust survivors as tortured souls only capable of damaging their offspring once led filmmaker Aviva Kempner to remark, “Can someone go insane without being a victim of the Holocaust?” Not surprisingly, …
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we’ll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here. Answer from Eva Kor, Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate. That’s an …
The Allied Nations of World War II are commemorating a series of 70th anniversaries associated with the end of World War ll. The western allies (the United States, Great Britain, Canada and France) will celebrate VE and VJ Days in …