He remade his life in America
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In a 2011 documentary, Sam Rafowitz: Remaking a Life, the eponymous subject comments: “About 15 and a ...
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Theater in the ghetto
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Theresienstadt (Terezin, in Czech) ghetto was a prison for about 150,000 Jews, between 1941 and 1945, ...
Remembering at Bergen-Belsen
Commemorations have been given an added urgency by what some perceive as a potential threat against Israel from a nuclear-armed ...
Auschwitz liberation event set for Jan. 28
World Without Genocide will mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 ...
'Lore' looks at children in wartime
The new film Lore, a powerful and unconventional exploration of the legacy of World War II, will open Friday, Feb. ...
Twin Cities Polish FilmFest to include Jewish themes
The Twin Cities Polish Festival and the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul will present the Twin Cities Polish FilmFest ...
'Dancing Auschwitz' video expresses resiliency of the human spirt, sparks controversy
A Web video depicting an elderly Holocaust survivor, his daughter and grandchildren dancing at Auschwitz and other Nazi-era concentration camp ...
