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Holocaust survivor Max Steinmetz shares his harrowing story, and says ‘anything can happen’ today
Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com It’s not always easy to talk about history—not the most wrenching and shameful periods, the heinous events and people without conscience that have…
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A Night to Honor Noah Klieger
International March of the Living and Israeli-Jewish Congress (IJC) are honored to have hosted a special evening to honor a remarkable man, Noah Klieger -…
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Raoul Wallenberg’s Journey From Grocery Salesman to Holocaust Hero
Ingrid Carlberg’s richly detailed ‘Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography’ presents fresh facts about the Swede who saved so many Jews, but is unable to answer the gnawing question surrounding his…
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Holocaust Survivor Who Cut Hair at Auschwitz Closes Chicago Barber Shop After 60 Years in Business
A Holocaust survivor whose task it…
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Ellen Tarlow, Holocaust survivor and educator
Ellen Meinberg Tarlow, 88, formerly of Glenside, a Holocaust survivor who narrowly escaped Germany…
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HOW JUDITH LEIBER SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST TO BECOME A CELERBITY HANDBAG ICON
At 95, Judith Leiber carefully walks down an aisle of her palladian-style Hamptons museum surrounded by 1,500 handbags, most of them bedazzled with thousands of…
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Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, 80, Founder of Hineni Outreach Organization
Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis—the founder of the Hineni Heritage Center, and an international inspirational speaker…
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Philip Bialowitz, Who Escaped a Nazi Death Camp and Testified in Court, Dies at 90
Philip Bialowitz before the trial against John Demjanjuk in 2010. Mr. Demjanjuk was convicted of being a collaborating…
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Doing justice to her father’s dream
She was born in a refugee camp in Stuttgart, just over two hours from Nuremberg, where Nazi war criminals were being brought to justice. And now, 70 years…
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A Holocaust Survivor’s Tribute to Elie Wiesel
This week I mourn the death of Elie Wiesel, who was a role model of mine. Wiesel’s story is also my story. We were born within…
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