Feature

Germans remember the Holocaust, and the Jewish life that was

Official commemorations can only hint at the depth of Holocaust remembrance in Germany.To really find out, one has to visit towns and cities across the country and seek out the local, sometimes unofficial, historians.

Visiting a mother’s grave at Auschwitz

Sixty-four years to the day after the liberation of Auschwitz, a survivor recalls his return to the concentration camp to visit the birch tree under which the remains of his mother and three siblings are buried.

Be it Bush or Obama, White House door open for O.U.’s Diament

During President Bush’s time in office, the Orthodox Union’s Nathan Diament had plenty of White House access. Thanks in part to plenty of time on the basketball court with Barack Obama, that’s unlikely to change.

Culture