Jewish History

Holocaust survivor opens art museum in hometown Vilnius

Painter and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak on Monday opened a museum of his allegorical work inspired by Jewish history in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, more than half a century after he held his first exhibition as a nine-year-old inside its wartime ghetto. As a boy he was sent to live in the ghetto after the […]

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

‘Anne Frank’ wins and breaks our hearts

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” –Anne Frank In 1942, after being denied visas to the United States, the Frank family went into hiding in the Secret Annex, a tight, dingy storage attic above the pickling factory that Otto

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Skeletons Found At Qumran Could Answer The Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery

The caves near the Dead Sea have been a source of constant debate for a long time now. A 12th cave was discovered in September 2017, which was used to house the ancient documents. Now, there might be a scientific way to figure out who once occupied a settlement located near the caves where the

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Tales of internat’l intrigue in old Key West

The Jews of Key West: Smugglers, Cigar Makers, and Revolutionaries (1823-1969) by Arlo Haskell; Sand Paper Press; 2017; 170 pages plus notes, bibliography and index; $24.00. By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO – Arlo Haskell’s book on the Jews of Key West is unlike most other local histories in that it is fueled by

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, USA

Pro-Nazi posters discovered in university in Western Canada

Racist and pro-Nazi posters were discovered over the weekend at the University of British Columbia (UBC), local radio station CKNW reported. The posters were discovered at the school”s War Memorial Gym on Saturday. The gym is the site of UBC”s annual Remembrance Day events, and students and staff were scheduled to gather there for ceremonies.

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International, Jewish History

Secret Holocaust-era archive on display in Poland

Eight decades ago, Jewish archivists facing death in the Warsaw Ghetto hid a trove of documents they hoped would bear testimony to the sufferings of the Holocaust. Now part of the unparallelled archive has gone on display in its first permanent exhibition at the Polish capital’s Jewish Historical Institute. “This is the greatest Jewish treasure

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International, Jewish History

Prince Charles: Jewish immigration to blame for terrorism

The heir to the British throne blamed Jewish immigration to Israel for turmoil in the Middle East, and called on the US to confront the “Jewish lobby”, The Daily Mail reported Sunday. Charles, Prince of Wales, the present heir apparent to the crown, blamed Jewish immigration to Israel for Middle Eastern turmoil, writing to a

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

The Balfour Declaration and the Problem of the Jews

  By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — The Royal Albert Hall in London is a magnificent concert and arts venue.  The foundation stone of the great hall, capable of seating over 5,700, was laid by Queen Victoria in 1867.  The Royal Albert Hall was built upon the land and home of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, an

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East

Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrage

An Indonesian museum that allowed visitors to take selfies with a life-size wax sculpture of Hitler against a backdrop of Auschwitz concentration camp has removed the exhibit following international outrage, the manager said Saturday. De ARCA Statue Art Museum in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta drew swift condemnation from rights groups after details of the

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International, Jewish History

To honor WWII vet, seafaring Torah scroll to sail on new US Navy supercarrier

By Rich Tenorio As Americans give thanks to their military veterans, a unique Torah scroll aboard the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will honor one veteran in particular — and it’s the centerpiece in remembering 100 years of outreach efforts to Jewish servicemembers. On November 29, in Norfolk, Virginia, the JCC Association of North America

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Jewish History, USA

Nazi Display At Indonesia Museum Sparks Outrage

A wax figure of Adolf Hitler at the De Mata Museum in Indonesia is attracting international backlash. The statue stands in front of a photograph of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Teenagers are reportedly taking gleeful selfies with the figurine, which the museum defended as a “fun” way to interact with photogenic displays. According to the

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International, Jewish History

Grandson of famous Jewish WWII partisans makes resistance meaningful today

By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — For Matthew Bielski his saba and savta (grandfather and grandmother) were nothing short of modern day Maccabees. As the grandson of Jewish partisans Sonia and Zus Bielski, Mattthew Bielski, 33, frequently heard stories about surviving frigid winters deep in the Nalibaki forest, in northwestern Belarus. He also heard

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International, Jewish History, USA

German museum shows art from vast trove hidden for decades

BONN, Germany – Some 250 art works that a reclusive collector hid from the world for decades, including pieces likely looted from Jewish owners under Nazi rule, are on show at a German museum. The paintings being shown starting from Thursday at Bonn’s Bundeskunsthalle – including works by Albrecht Duerer, Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast