Holocaust

A Novel Based on the Holocaust Experience of a Family Member — After the Barricades was inspired by memories of the author’s grandmother-in-law. Stilling turns stories of Romania’s hatred of Jews and their policy of destroying and evicting Jewish communities even before the Nazis came in 1940, into a gripping tale about what it means for people to protest unfairness, inequality, poverty…

I have been defined, in part, by three catastrophes: the Holocaust, nuclear war, and the climate crisis.

Exploring the Sadistic Acts and Unyielding Evil of a Nazi Guard In the darkest corners of history, certain individuals emerge as horrifying symbols of evil. One such figure is Irma Grese, known as the Hyena of Auschwitz, who took sadism to unimaginable depths. …

“Antelme [Holocaust survivor and writer] clearly bears witness to the fact that shame is not a feeling of guilt or shame for having survived another but, rather, has a different, darker and more difficult cause. He relates that when the war was nearing its end, during the mad march to…

By the time Sheila Bernard was six years old, she had taken cover from bombs at the start of World War II and hidden for short periods in a closet, the roof of a stable, bushes in a field, and the attic of the building where her mother was forced…

Meet Aristides de Sousa Mendes — In 1940, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat stationed in Bordeaux, France, faced a difficult decision amidst the escalating war. …

Available on Netflix — There are hundreds of war movies. WW2 is a topic that is never exhausted of perspectives. Many horrifying, even incredibly inspiring stories came out of that era. The following documentaries from the war, pre-, and post-war periods on Netflix offer fresh perspectives on the story. …

Just over four years ago, I serendipitously stumbled into the life of 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Sam Gontarz. As an acquaintance of his son, Robbie, I had offered to help him get his dad’s incredible story down on record as his dad was getting older and his health was on the…

Below are my and Thomas Dalton’s opening statements for this debate. It should be noted that these are “cold” openings; neither of us wrote our statements in response to the statement of the other. Two rounds of rebuttal will follow in the days and weeks to come. It should be…