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Tag: World War II

  • Victoria Barnett Extended Interview

    Kristallnacht, says this historian who directs the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust, was a pogrom, an escalation of violence against the Jewish population at a time when America was heavily isolationist: “There were a variety of factors that made people turn away from actively helping the Jews just as they really needed the help the most.” More →

    November 8, 2013

  • Coventry Cathedral

    Out of the ashes and rubble of World War II a ministry of forgiveness, peace and reconciliation was born “to heal the wounds of history.” More →

    November 8, 2013

  • Shanghai Jewish Ghetto

    For Holocaust Remembrance Day we talk with Ilie Wacs and Deborah Strobin, a brother and sister who have written a memoir about their family’s life as Jewish refugees in the Far East during World War II and their connection to the larger Jewish story of survival and endurance. More →

    April 20, 2012

  • Deborah Strobin and Ilie Wacs Extended Interview

    Watch more of Kim Lawton’s interview with a sister and brother who describe how their family survived World War II in a Jewish ghetto in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. More →

    April 20, 2012

  • Altruism

    Altruism is the phenomenon of generosity to others with no expectation of reward. For many, giving is a religious requirement; others just do good whether they are religious or not. More →

    March 24, 2006

  • Bonhoeffer for the Twenty-first Century

    Read an essay by Robin W. Lovin, professor of ethics at Southern Methodist University, on the implications of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ideas for modern life. More →

    February 3, 2006

  • Excerpts: On Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    Read excerpts from essays and books about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. More →

    February 3, 2006

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    Observances mark the 100th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s birth. The German theologian was involved in a plot to kill Hitler, and was subsequently put to death by the Nazis for his resistance. More →

    February 3, 2006

  • Jews in Germany

    In Germany, several of the concrete slabs at Berlin’s memorial to the Holocaust were defaced by vandals. In spite of anti-semitic incidents and other difficulties, the number of Jews moving to Germany has been going up dramatically. Also growing are the accompanying efforts to help them recover a sense of Jewish identity. More →

    November 25, 2005

  • Holocaust Survivors Reunion

    The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington celebrated its 10th anniversary with a tribute to survivors of the Nazi persecution of the Jews. They honored the survivors, their families, and those who rescued them at the end of World War II. More →

    November 7, 2003

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