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On this day: Oskar Schindler's birth 117 years ago, and the legacy that lives on today

Seeing the persecution of innocent people, something was triggered within Schindler, and he became driven by the desire to save as many Jews as possible.

The unravelling of civilization: Egocentric ideals and world politics

Foreseeable intersections between “egocentric ideals” and nuclear arsenals could spark humankind’s “final pandemic.”

'Sons and Daughters': The last great Yiddish novel now available in English

An English translation by Rose Waldman of Chaim Grade’s final, unfinished work has been published.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
27/04/2025
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank

PA’s Abbas claims ancient Jewish temples were in Yemen, not Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed “[Israel] is trying to change the historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy places, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

Mussolini's Jews: How Il Duce bewitched Italy's Jewish communities

For nearly two decades, millions of Italians, and thousands of Jews, believed in Benito Mussolini as the man to make things right for Italy. In the end, they were wrong.

This week in Jewish history: Liberating Dachau, fall of Jericho, birth of revisionist Zionism

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
26/04/2025

At Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Jewish Holocaust story is pushed to the margins

Eighty years after the Holocaust, the memory of Jewish suffering at Auschwitz is increasingly shaped by controlled narratives, highlighting the need to preserve the truth of the atrocity.

By YAEL BEN MOSHE
24/04/2025
 Yom HaShoa: There are only 220,800 Holocaust survivors left in the world according to recent survey

Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint keeps memory of victims alive by sharing her story

Holocaust survivor Rena Quint shared her story, knowing that the opportunity to hear directly from those who survived the Holocaust is approaching its end.

‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial

The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.

Inscription of Pharaoh Ramses III discovered in southern Jordan

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered a rare royal inscription bearing the seal of Pharaoh Ramses III, dating back over 3,000 years.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
20/04/2025
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