September 17, 2016
8:44 am

Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland. (photo credit: CC BY-SA Adrian Grycuk, Wikimedia Commons)

Warsaw Ghetto archives to open, be available online

World War II documents housed in Poland’s Jewish Historical Institute will be released in Polish and English, some in Hebrew

By JTA

August 21, 2016
12:39 pm

Jewish Olympians murdered during the Holocaust included, from left, Lilli Henoch, Attila Petschauer, Victor Perez and Eddy Hamel (public domain)

The Jewish Olympians among Hitler’s victims

Largely forgotten, at least 30 Jewish Olympians were murdered in the Holocaust, often displaying uncommon heroism in the face of death

By Matt Lebovic

August 5, 2016
6:06 am

Serena Kassow and her father, Samuel Kassow, on the set of 'Who Will Write Our History?' in Poland, based on Samuel Kassow's book about the 'Oneg Shabbat' archive, May 2016. (Courtesy)

Warsaw ghetto’s secret archive goes Hollywood

New film based on two recovered document troves — out of three buried during the Holocaust — depicts the ‘Oneg Shabbat’ archive’s creators, few of whom survived the Nazi regime

By Matt Lebovic

August 1, 2016
3:49 pm

Adrien Brody appears as Wladyslaw Szpilman in a still image from the Holocaust movie 'The Pianist' (screen capture: YouTube)

Real-life ‘Pianist’ family wins defamation suit

Wladyslaw Szpilman’s widow, son bring case after publication of book containing accusations of Nazi collaboration

By AFP

July 29, 2016
7:54 pm

Pope Francis meets with camp survivors in the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, Friday, July 29, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano /Pool Photo via AP)

Auschwitz survivors tell pope tales from the abyss

In meeting with pontiff, 11 former prisoners of Nazi death camp and 25 Christian Polish rescuers of Jews recount their harrowing stories

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

July 25, 2016
7:46 pm

People laying flowers at Umschlagplatz at the Warsaw Ghetto, the monument at the site from which Jews were deported to Treblinka. (Ruth Ellen Gruber/JTA)

March in Warsaw commemorates ghetto doctors, nurses

Participants hang ribbons with names of those who worked to save patients – and sometimes helped them die

By JTA

July 23, 2016
2:15 am

Saul Dreier, left, and Reuwen ‘Ruby’ Sosnowicz in Florida in 2015. (Courtesy of Reuwen Sosnowicz/JTA)

Florida Holocaust survivors back in Warsaw to perform in former ghetto

Polish TV and radio will live broadcast concert of Krakow-born Saul Dreier, 91, and Reuwen Sosnowicz, 89, to millions

By JTA

May 28, 2016
2:08 pm

The Ghetto Heroes Monument stands at the location of the first clashes between Jewish fighters and Nazis in 1943. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

Warsaw works to recognize its Jewish heritage

The ghetto may now be full of ultra-modern buildings, but the city is making efforts to preserve and honor Jews’ contributions to its history

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

May 4, 2016
11:42 pm

Rena Quint tells of entering Bergen-Belsen to the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, May 4, 2016. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)

Child Holocaust survivor can never remember her stolen past

After the Nazis murdered her family in Poland, former Bergen-Belsen inmate Rena Quint lost six ‘mothers’ before she was 10 and restarted her life as an all-American girl in NY

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

April 27, 2016
10:33 pm

Riyad Mansour speaking to reporters on April 6, 2015. (UN/Loey Felipe)

PA envoy says Israel, like Nazis, labels opponents as terrorists

Israel’s UN ambassador: ‘Despicable’ comparison warrants condemnation from international community

By Times of Israel staff

April 19, 2016
6:56 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks during the official ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish president leads ceremonies for Warsaw Ghetto fighters

Andrzej Duda pays homage to Jewish ‘heroes’ who fought for freedom against Nazi Germany

By AP

March 11, 2016
1:54 pm

Detail from the Museum of the City of New York poster for its Yiddish theater exhibition (Cathryn J. Prince /Times of Israel)

When Yiddish theater gave Broadway a run for its gelt

Long before ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ revivals, from the late 19th century to the 1940s, New York was the cultural center for Yiddish-language plays

By Cathryn J. Prince

February 22, 2016
8:33 pm

Treblinka survivor Poldek (Leon) Rytz, 89, dances with wife Ester Dyna Rytz, 86, in 2007 in Sweden. (courtesy)

There are still Treblinka survivors living. One tells his tale

Now in Sweden, 89-year-old Leon ‘Poldek’ Rytz remains active in spreading his tale of survival in the face of genocide

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

January 12, 2016
4:36 pm

“The Book of Aron: A Novel,” by Jim Shepard, winner of the Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature.

Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal

Told in the voice of a Korczak orphan, ‘The Book of Aron: A Novel’ tops category at major US literary conference

By JTA

December 3, 2015
11:15 am

Michael Hochberg talks with Krystyna Jakubowski while surrounded by reporters at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, December 2, 2015. (Photo by AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Emotional reunion for Holocaust survivor and Polish rescuer

77-year-old Michael Hochberg meets with Krystyna Jakubowska, 86, over 7 decades after her family took him in

By Verena Dobnik

Topic: Warsaw Ghetto

Warsaw Ghetto archives to open, be available online

World War II documents housed in Poland’s Jewish Historical Institute will be released in Polish and English, some in Hebrew

The Jewish Olympians among Hitler’s victims

Largely forgotten, at least 30 Jewish Olympians were murdered in the Holocaust, often displaying uncommon heroism in the face of death

Warsaw ghetto’s secret archive goes Hollywood

New film based on two recovered document troves — out of three buried during the Holocaust — depicts the ‘Oneg Shabbat’ archive’s creators, few of whom survived the Nazi regime

Real-life ‘Pianist’ family wins defamation suit

Wladyslaw Szpilman’s widow, son bring case after publication of book containing accusations of Nazi collaboration

Auschwitz survivors tell pope tales from the abyss

In meeting with pontiff, 11 former prisoners of Nazi death camp and 25 Christian Polish rescuers of Jews recount their harrowing stories

March in Warsaw commemorates ghetto doctors, nurses

Participants hang ribbons with names of those who worked to save patients – and sometimes helped them die

Florida Holocaust survivors back in Warsaw to perform in former ghetto

Polish TV and radio will live broadcast concert of Krakow-born Saul Dreier, 91, and Reuwen Sosnowicz, 89, to millions

Warsaw works to recognize its Jewish heritage

The ghetto may now be full of ultra-modern buildings, but the city is making efforts to preserve and honor Jews’ contributions to its history

Child Holocaust survivor can never remember her stolen past

After the Nazis murdered her family in Poland, former Bergen-Belsen inmate Rena Quint lost six ‘mothers’ before she was 10 and restarted her life as an all-American girl in NY

PA envoy says Israel, like Nazis, labels opponents as terrorists

Israel’s UN ambassador: ‘Despicable’ comparison warrants condemnation from international community

Polish president leads ceremonies for Warsaw Ghetto fighters

Andrzej Duda pays homage to Jewish ‘heroes’ who fought for freedom against Nazi Germany

When Yiddish theater gave Broadway a run for its gelt

Long before ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ revivals, from the late 19th century to the 1940s, New York was the cultural center for Yiddish-language plays

There are still Treblinka survivors living. One tells his tale

Now in Sweden, 89-year-old Leon ‘Poldek’ Rytz remains active in spreading his tale of survival in the face of genocide

Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal

Told in the voice of a Korczak orphan, ‘The Book of Aron: A Novel’ tops category at major US literary conference

Emotional reunion for Holocaust survivor and Polish rescuer

77-year-old Michael Hochberg meets with Krystyna Jakubowska, 86, over 7 decades after her family took him in

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