Opinion: A Holocaust remembrance — and lessons we have yet to learn
NPR's Scott Simon wonders why teaching children about the Holocaust is not mandatory in most states and the lessons they are missing.
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Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism
Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, is in Poland and Germany to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and address rising antisemitism around the world.
A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found
The photos were taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto by a 23-year-old Polish firefighter as the Nazis were brutally crushing the Jewish uprising of 1943. The photos were discovered in a family collection.
We asked, you answered: What precious object is part of your family history?
Readers responded with moving stories of past journeys and crises — and keepsakes that remind them of their roots and tie them to their family. Here's a sampling of replies.
Ken Burns connects the past and the present in 'The U.S. and the Holocaust'
Burns' new six-hour series brings World War II history to life — and reminds us that our life, right now, is indeed history in the making.
'The Territory' and 'Three Minutes: A Lengthening' find cinematic hope in tragedy
A pair of documentaries gleans what it can from a pre-WWII home movie and Indigenous efforts to halt the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Triad students hear first-hand accounts of the Holocaust during Remembrance Day
Nearly 20 teenagers from Early College in Winston-Salem gather at small tables with their bagels, c
Israel slams Russia's foreign minister for comparing Zelenskyy to Hitler
Israeli officials are calling for an apology after Sergey Lavrov said the Hitler "had Jewish origins." It's the strongest condemnation of Russia by Israel since the war in Ukraine began in February.
Whoopi Goldberg suspended for 2 weeks over Holocaust remarks
The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on "The View" that race was not a factor in the Holocaust.
Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers
Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.