Remembering Kristallnacht After Pittsburgh
Today Jews will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), the first large-scale attack on German Jews in the Third Reich.
Holocaust
How a New Ceremony Changed My View of Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is typically a somber time to reflect, and for me personally, to be angry at the world. Last year, however, was different.
Poland’s New Speech Law Smacks of Holocaust Denial
Silencing speech about inconvenient truths about Polish anti-Semitism smacks of Holocaust denial.
What Today’s Refugees Can Learn from Holocaust Survivors About the Human Spirit
Following World War II, many Jews were confined to displaced persons (DPs) camps in Allied-occupied countries. Among them were my parents and parents-in-law.
Where the Jews Are: A Poem for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
I found them, viscerally familiar aliens / in my grandmother’s poppy seed cake / in the first pomegranate I ate / in all the rivers that have seen me weep...