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Once I’m Gone December 15, 2023
The story goes that Chaim, on a freezing night in Auschwitz in 1944, stole a few things from the kitchen—a potato, some salt—and led a Pesach Seder by memory. Discovered by the camp guards, he was whipped and left bleeding in the snow.Another story: ...
‘To Stop the Dead From Dying’ July 26, 2023
Winston Churchill called the Holocaust a "crime without a name." Elie Wiesel, one of its most eloquent survivors, would spend the rest of his life trying to find the words to describe what for many seemed incomprehensible. That he often succeeded is ...
An Action Movie About Scientists Talking July 18, 2023
Christopher Nolan remembers when he first heard the name Oppenheimer. It was via the lyrics of Sting’s 1985 antiwar hit, “Russians”: “How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer’s deadly toy?” Like many in his generation, Nolan was already obsessed...
Calm Down About 'The Little Mermaid' June 05, 2023
‘I do not think we do our children any favours by pretending that slavery didn’t exist,’ wrote Royal Academy of Dramatic Art chair Marcus Ryder, in a blog about the newly remade Disney adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale The Little Merm...
How to Survive a Nuclear Holocaust June 05, 2023
Termush is a luxury resort unlike any other. Enjoying a remote coastal location, the hotel provides exceptional facilities for the discerning guest. Housed in secure above-ground suites, residents have access to subterranean gourmet food stores and f...
Recovering — and Selling — Art from the Nazis January 26, 2022
When she was growing up in Paris, Pauline Baer de Perignon was always told the same story about her great-grandfather, Jewish art collector Jules Strauss.Strauss — a German Jew living in Paris — owned a trove of Impressionist pictures by Renoir, Dega...
Scholars Doubt New Theory on Anne Frank’s Betrayal January 19, 2022
A new book that names a Jewish notary as a suspect made headlines. Now that World War II and Holocaust experts have had time to review its claims, many doubt the methods and conclusion....
