Quit calling yourself a (Holocaust) survivor
Evelyn Tauben takes issue with trends in terminology that see children or grandchildren of Holocaust survivors referring to themselves as ‘second generation survivors.’
My return to Cremona’s DP camp
Child Holocaust survivor Sidney Zoltak describes his visit to the DP camp in Cremona, Italy, where some of his surviving relatives lived from 1945 to 1948.
Holocaust survivors urge world to intervene in Aleppo
Five Holocaust survivors joined Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies president and CEO Avi Benlolo to call on the international community to put an end to atrocities in Aleppo
Second generation challenges
They grew up sharing memories of trauma from events they didn’t experience. Now, the 2Gs are grappling with their own Shoah legacy
Henri Lustiger Thaler: Survivors’ descendants reshape the narrative of the Shoah
With the survivor leaving the historical stage, in a sense, the Holocaust is everywhere. The very language of atrocity is Holocaust language
Growing up surrounded by Holocaust survivors
Looking back, the little things made us different. Compared to my friends born to Canadian parents, my upbringing made my life unique
Czech president rescinds award for George Brady
The incident known as “the Brady affair,” became front page news for days, while television and radio outlets gave the story blanket coverage
Portrayal of The Last Mentsch’s main character adds to film’s poignancy
One of the best Holocaust survivor films in recent memory, The Last Mentsch, plays at the Al Green Theatre on Nov. 6
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: Web memes normalize Hitler and Nazism, prof says
Internet memes featuring Hitler and imagery from the Holocaust are normalizing and even trivializing a very disturbing period in history
Vancouver exhibit captures Canada’s response to Shoah
“It has national resonance, because it features testimonies and interviews with Holocaust survivors who settled in communities across Canada”
