The genocide was more than a specific, contained, monstrous event. It was the successful culmination of six decades of fervent European efforts to rid the continent of its Jews
The YIVO Institute and UN joint project runs through Feb. 23 in NYC, focusing on the day-to-day lives in DP camps of the 250,000 Holocaust survivors with nowhere to go
Jews born in ashes of Holocaust visit picturesque towns where their parents saw postwar denazification of their persecutors' society, find common bonds with Germans' descendants
Unlike the 'outpouring of aid and invitations to resettle' Ukrainian refugees, historian David Nasaw's new book charts duel-loyalty paranoia, use of Jews as pawns in the Cold War
Regina and Joseph Dichek with their newly-born daughter Dina. (Courtesy Bernard Dichek)
Regina and Joseph Dichek, at right, with the Bad Reichenhall displaced persons camp in the background, Germany, circa 1946-1949. The clothing may not have fit well, but it was well-made and clean, and in most photos Regina and Joseph Dichek are seen wearing different outfits, thanks to the generous donations of the JDC and other relief organizations. (Courtesy Bernard Dichek)
Lola and Leon Mazliach hold newborn Abe Mazliach. (Courtesy Abe Mazliach)
Newlyweds Lola and Leon Mazliach, sitting in the center. (Courtesy Abe Mazliach)
First person They told them to forget the past and start a new life