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This week in Jewish history: World War II begins and Dutch Jews gain equal rights

How did Jews become equal citizens in the Netherlands, and how did Germany’s invasion of Poland unleash the horrors of World War II?

This week in Jewish history: Nazi naming laws and Operation Magic Carpet

Nazi Germany tried to mark Jews through their names. A decade later, Operation Magic Carpet transported an entire Jewish community to Israel.

This Week in Jewish History: The Night of the Murdered Poets and Białystok Ghetto Uprising

Stalin executed 13 Soviet Jewish intellectuals, while Jewish resistance fighters rose against the Nazis in the Białystok Ghetto.

This week in Jewish history: Göring’s Final Solution order and first Russian Jews arrive in NYC

This week in Jewish history, Göring ordered preparations for the Final Solution, and Russian Jewish immigrants arrived in New York City.

This week in Jewish history: The Vel d’Hiv roundup and the end of the Spanish Inquisition

This week in Jewish history: Remember the Vel d’Hiv roundup in Paris and the surprising abolition of the Spanish Inquisition in 1834.

The Real Reason Anne Frank Became a Global Symbol

Albert Einstein: was he a Zionist (Part 2)

‘Marcel on the Train’ tells the story of how Marcel Marceau used comedy to save Jewish children in World War II

“Marcel on the Train” brings Marcel Marceau’s little-known WWII rescue story to the stage, asking what humor is for when the world is brutal.

Satirizing nazis can be defiance — the ‘Drag Race’ Hitler Snatch Game performance wasn’t quite that

Jewish humor has long used Nazi mockery to reclaim power and affirm survival. On “Drag Race,” The Only Naomy’s performance lacked the target satire requires.

How ‘Nuremberg’ recreates the trials that exposed Nazi crimes

Russell Crowe plays Hermann Göring in “Nuremberg,” a new film about Nazi evil and the psychiatrist tasked with probing Göring’s mind.

What makes ‘Wicked’ a Jewish story? Understanding Oz, the politics of scapegoating, and Jewish history

“Wicked” isn’t just a fantasy prequel. Its lies, and scapegoats align closely with Jewish memory of antisemitism and the rise of fascism.

Jennifer Apple on portraying Hannah Senesh and the power of Jewish women on stage

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