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Stories Survive: Erika Hecht

Growing up in Hungary during the Holocaust, Erika Hecht was a “hidden child,” one of many Jewish children who were provided with false identities and survived the war as Christians. But when the village where they were hiding became a battlefield between the German and Soviet armies, Erika and her mother were forced to flee, … Continued
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“Tell Our Boy That I Played Soccer Again”

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The Third Generation and the Holocaust in Film

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Arnold Levinsky: A Soldier of the Jewish Brigade

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“Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death” Book Talk

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Farber Family: Religious Observance as Spiritual Resistance

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Music of the Jewish Diaspora: The Noga Band Featuring Avram Pengas

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The History of American Jewish Summer Camps

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Vida Kaufman: “The American DP”

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From the Collection: Images of Essential Workers

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