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What can we learn from Jewish women partisans? Jewish Partisan Education Foundation announces 2012 Youth Writing Contest

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March 12th, 2012 by 
Leah Berkenwald
Jewish Partisan Education Project 2012 Youth Writing Contest

Thanks to the success of feature film Defiance (2008), Americans now associate the history of Jewish partisans with the hunky Bielsk

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Yes Virginia, Holocaust deniers still exist and run for Congress

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March 1st, 2012 by 
Kate Bigam

The significance of meeting a Holocaust survivor while on my way to visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, is not lost on me – but that’s what happened to me two weeks ago

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After a lifetime of silence, Deborah Strobin shares her story

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February 28th, 2012 by 
Leah Berkenwald
Deborah Strobin

For most of her life, philanthropist Deborah Strobin kept her past a secret from her friends, her children, and even her husband.

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The abortion/Holocaust analogy and the reality of abortion during the Holocaust

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January 26th, 2012 by 
Chanel Dubofsky
Sexual Violence against Jewish Women during the Holocaust (HBI Series on Jewish Women)

A few months ago, a friend of mine told me about a screening of the film "180" at her university.

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How should we respond to Neo-Nazi internet trolls?

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January 19th, 2012 by 
Leah Berkenwald

Last week, Talkin’ Reckless (my personal blog) was the subject of a blog post on a Neo-Nazi website. Ever since then, I’ve been getting a lot of shockingly graphic, anti-semitic, hatemail.

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Hurricane Irene claims life of a Survivor

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August 31st, 2011 by 
Kate Bigam
Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene whipped through the East Coast of the U.S.

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