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William P. Levine, 1915-2013
William P. Levine was an Army intelligence officer who was among the first Allied troops to arrive at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany as World War II was ending. He entered Dachau on April 29, 1945, encountering starving, frightened survivors...
Tags: Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois)
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In Jerusalem, activist hopes to restore Gypsy pride
JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after her teacher repeatedly singled her out as a Gypsy, inspecting her hair for lice in front of the class and calling her...
Tags: Discrimination, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture
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Anne Frank and Emmett Till meet in AAPACT play
Staff WriterShe was not thinking of writing a play about Anne Frank and Emmett Till. Janet Langhart Cohen was just enjoying her life in Washington D.C.’s social whirl as the wife of former Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator William S. Cohen. But she did,...Tags: Emmett Till, Anne Frank, Religion and Belief, Langston Hughes, Booker T. Washington
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New museum of Jewish history opens in Warsaw
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opens Friday in Warsaw, partly funded by the Polish government. It’s located in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, in what was Nazi-occupied Europe. The museum aims not just to...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Music, Arts, Museums, Religion and Belief
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The real stories behind 'No Place on Earth'
For 511 days, they hid underground in Ukrainian caves while fellow Jews were being executed by machine gun up above. The odds that they would survive the Holocaust were slight, for they were dependent entirely upon themselves for finding scarce food...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Religion and Belief, Movies, Landforms, Skokie
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Debating FDR and the Holocaust
It wasn't surprising that Rafael Medoff's April 7 Op-Ed article about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's private comments on Jews facing persecution in Europe drew spirited responses (though I do admit that I was a little rattled that most of the letters...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Immigration, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Justin Bieber-Anne Frank uproar: Are we being too hard on Justin?
Had Anne Frank been a modern-day teen -- instead of a tragic Jewish figure in hiding during the Holocaust -- would she have been a Belieber? And is it appropriate for Justin Bieber to hold out that hope? The teen pop sensation, on world tour, was moved...Tags: ABC (tv network), Victoria's Secret, Anne Frank, Robert Downey Jr.
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE DAY ALL EYES ARE ON NORTH KOREA Pyongyang residents filled the streets to celebrate the birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung, oblivious...
Tags: Science and Technology, Interior Policy, Politics, Gun Control, Mike McLelland
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE DAY ALL EYES ARE ON NORTH KOREA Pyongyang residents filled the streets to celebrate the birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung, oblivious...Tags: Science and Technology, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Politics, Mike McLelland
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Israel needs a new map
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just formed a new government in Israel. But nothing of substance will change. Peace negotiations will not resume; settlement activity will expand; war with Iran will still be threatened; and Israel will move even...
Tags: Islam, Politics, West Bank, National Government, Palestine
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Low expectations for Obama's Israel visit
President Obama will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for his first visit since being elected in 2008. We wish him the best, but frankly, we have very low expectations. Indeed, it's hard to figure out why he's making the trip at all. The peace process...Tags: John Kerry, West Bank, Travel, Israeli Settlements, Israel
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Digging deep into 'The Shining'
There is nothing especially frightening about Room 350 at the Standard Hotel on the Sunset Strip. It overlooks the pool, with colorful mod décor pleasantly bathed in bright window light. Inside, documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher is prepared to discuss...
Tags: Stanley Kubrick, Room 237 (movie), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, A Clockwork Orange (movie), 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie)
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