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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Confronting Hate 1937–1952
Join the BZD and New-York Historical Society for a virtual walk through a timely exhibition that explores the groundbreaking campaign ...
Escaping Auschwitz
In 1944, Rudolf Vrba, 19, was the first of only four people to successfully break out of Auschwitz to warn ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Lima, Peru
See and learn about the Jewish history of Peru’s capital city of Lima, focusing on the period during the 17th ...
Identity, Art and Migration: Artist Refugees in the Nazi Era and Today
How do artists, with their particular set of sensibilities respond in their work and life to migration and exile? Human ...
Peter Bergson’s Fight to Save the Jews From Nazi Germany
Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins and AJU’s President Dr. Jeffrey Herbst. Winner of the National ...
Journey Into the Book of Daniel
A deadly lion’s den, ominous writing on the wall, parades of scary beasts, a towering statue with a golden head: ...
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Exploring Connections Between Jewish Berlin and Jewish Odessa
One could spend weeks in Berlin exploring Jewish history and culture there, but for this livestreamed walking tour, tourists will ...
The Jewish Prewar Origins of Film Noir
When Nazi plans were learned and promptly ignored by local and federal authorities in Los Angeles, a number of Jews ...
Ukrainian-Jewish Records: New Online Resources
“Ukrainian-Jewish Records: New Online Resources” is the title of a presentation by genealogist Ted Gostin for the Sunday, Jan. 22. ...