Concentration camp survivor in Anniston has many scars
ANNISTON, Ala. — Some remain hidden, consumed by the darkness of memory, where the delicate suffering of hope serves only as a constant reminder of a pain once endured but never forgotten. These are the scars that never completely heal. Max Steinmetz has many scars.
Continue readingFrom the Holocaust to Saddam
We’re supposed to learn lessons from history, but the lessons we learn depend on who’s writing the history — and who’s reading it.
Continue readingAnti-Israel sentiment shows need for Holocaust education
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi cited current anti-Israel sentiment Friday as a reason to boost education on the Holocaust during Italy’s presidency of an international task force.
Continue readingJewish Holocaust: A Forgettable, Unforgettable Era
According to historians, at least 6 million Jews were systemically annihilated by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. A total of 5 million people of other ethnic groups, such as Gypsies, Slavs and Poles, also perished in the Holocaust. By Nazi standards, these groups were considered to be undesirable and “inferior.”
Continue readingThe resurgence of European anti-Semitism after the Holocaust suggests that it is integral to European culture.
Continue readingChilling Accounts from Holocaust Survivor
For students at Frenship learning about the Holocaust has been a life changing experience. On Friday they got a rare chance to hear from the heart of Holocaust survivor, Eva Hance.
Continue readingStanislaw Ryniak, Auschwitz Inmate, Dies at 88
WARSAW, Feb. 25 — Stanislaw Ryniak, the first person imprisoned at Auschwitz, the World War II Nazi concentration camp, has died. He was 88.
Continue readingHolocaust survivor speaks of suffering
Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin travels thousands of miles each year to keep the promise she made to women who helped her survive persecution in Nazi concentration camps.
Continue readingThe Fog of War
Errol Morris’s The Fog of War, an artfully assembled interview with former US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, won Best Documentary at this year’s Oscars. It’s high time Morris won, since he’s America’s pre-eminent documentarian and wasn’t recognised for his 1988 masterpiece The Thin Blue Line. But, fascinating though it is, The Fog of War didn’t deserve the award. It should really have won Best Actor.
Continue readingHolocaust studies encourage students to contemplate their actions
MATTOON — In a lesson related to the Holocaust, eighth-graders learned their decisions can quickly determine someone else’s fate.
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