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Remembering Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)
On December 10, 1986, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author, teacher, humanitarian and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel framed his Nobel acceptance speech, “Hope, Despair and Memory,” with this quote: “Remembering is a noble and necessary act. The call of memory, the … Continue reading
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How Saba Kept Singing and Survived the Holocaust Debuts on PBS
“I always sang. When I got into the camp, that’s what saved my life.”—David Wisnia. In the touching new, hour-long documentary, How Saba Kept Singing, David “Saba” Wisnia recalls the day he found his parents and younger brother murdered by … Continue reading
The U.S. and the Holocaust Reexamined on PBS
“I feel a sense of urgency. We’re not trying to equate anything with The Holocaust. That would be a horrible, horrible thing to do. We’re just saying: ‘Let’s not get there again as human beings, please, let’s not get there … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Geoffrey C. Ward, Guy Stern, Immigrants and Immigration, Jewish History, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Nazi Persecution, PBS, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Sarah Botstein, The Holocaust, The U.S and the Holocaust, U.S. History, World War II
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Vote for All That Is Good, True and Decent
“Whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation, take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim,” said human rights activist, author and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel upon accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. I made sure to remember his … Continue reading
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