Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Holocaust (also called the Shoah), the genocide of Europe’s Jews committed by the Nazis during World War II.
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Opinion As Yom Kippur approaches, the legacy of America’s treatment of Jewish refugees must be a call to action
Increasing numbers of migrants are pouring into American cities. They need our help.
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Culture In an unsettling account of French collaboration with Nazis, disturbing parallels with today’s politics
The case of Marshal Pétain may be history — but that history is far from over
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Fast Forward Jewish Attorney General Garland defends himself against accusations of religious discrimination
Merrick Garland came in for hostile questioning by a Republican upset by an FBI memo, now retracted, that deemed some traditionalist Catholics ‘violent extremists’
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Fast Forward Newly discovered letter shows Pope Pius XII almost certainly knew about Nazi death camps
Pius’ actions during the Holocaust have been the subject of debate for decades
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News A Jewish man was charged in a plot against synagogues. His parents want you to know the whole story
Matthew Mahrer, who’s descended from a famous Holocaust survivor, desperately needed help. He’s finally getting it
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Fast Forward Church moves to cover Philadelphia monument to a Nazi military formation — temporarily
The decision follows the Forward’s reporting last month on the existence of the monument in a local cemetery
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Fast Forward Andy Samberg plays a famous Jewish WWII photographer in upcoming biopic
In 'Lee,' the Jewish comedian plays David E. Scherman, who along with Lee Miller captured the early horrors of the Holocaust
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Culture How I stumbled upon thousands of Holocaust-era letters and traced the stories behind them
The letters were hidden in plain sight at Yad Vashem. Most of their writers’ families had never seen them. Until now.
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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