New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors By Andrew Esensten Dec 7, 2022 “Near Normal Man: Survival with Courage, Kindness and Hope” by Ben Stern with Charlene Stern (Redwood Publishing, 320 pages). As a Holocaust educator, Ben Stern of Berkeley has shared his story of surviving the Warsaw Ghetto and the Majdanek and Auschwitz concentration camps with many audiences over the years — both through speaking engagements and… Read More
Bay Area Stanford scholar pinpoints how Nazis used propaganda to justify horrors “The Jew works to infiltrate the peoples and hollow them out. He fights with his weapons, with lies and slander, poison and discord. He intensifies the… By Maya Mirsky Nov 17, 2022
California Newsom's state council on genocide education takes shape Gov. Gavin Newsom has named nine new people to the state’s Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education, including two from the Northern California Jewish… By Maya Mirsky Nov 2, 2022
Bay Area How Rep. Jackie Speier uncovered her family's hidden Holocaust story Jackie Speier, the seven-term Bay Area member of Congress, is known for her advocacy for LGBTQ and women’s rights and her fight against gun violence and… By Dan Pine Oct 26, 2022
Art Robin Bernstein uses vibrant fiber art to fight Holocaust ignorance Growing up in St. Louis, Robin Bernstein received a Jewish education, but it glossed over the Holocaust. So in 2009 when her son Asher got involved with… By Emma Goss Sep 21, 2022
Local Voice In Ken Burns’ Holocaust series, we are an anti-immigrant nation “What did we know and when did we know it? And what did we do about it?” The United States notoriously failed to do all it could to help Jews escape Nazi… By Miriam Zimmerman Sep 20, 2022
Letters JCRC mayoral forum; Ken Burns wrong on FDR; etc. JCRC mayoral forum should be more inclusive On Sept. 15, the S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council will present the “Jewish Community Oakland… By J. Readers Sep 15, 2022
World Did Nazis make these Jewish women at Auschwitz infertile? In a TikTok that went viral this summer, a young woman asks her 93-year-old grandmother whether she got her menstrual period during the time she was in… By Hallie Lieberman, Forward Sep 14, 2022
TV Q&A: Ken Burns on his new series, ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ The poster for “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” a six-hour docuseries airing on PBS Sept. 18-20, shows arms reaching toward the stars on a distorted American… By Andrew Esensten Sep 8, 2022