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Jewish culture and history are full of fascinating, obscure, and amazing treasures. Some of them have been buried for thousands of years. Others are popping up in Broadway musicals, musty bookstores, and around the Internet as YouTube sensations. Jewniverse discovers them and sends you the scoop.

Preach, Leadbelly, Preach

July 25, 2012
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When the U.S. joined the Allies in 1941, the Nazi party had been in power for nearly a decade, and they already murdered a million Jews. Nevertheless, in America, knowledge of the Holocaust was limited to rumors, suspicions and half-truths. People knew Hitler was invading Europe, but the specifics of his campaign against…

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A Nazi, Assassinated

May 1, 2012
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Is there such thing as being too obsessed with World War II? Reinhard Heydrich, the “Butcher…

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The Holocaust, with Punchlines

April 19, 2012
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Edge City is a daily comic strip published in many national newspapers. It’s about a family, the Ardins,…

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Disney’s Anne Frank

March 6, 2012
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A death-defying chase down an Amsterdam sewer. A theme song…

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Before and After the Holocaust

February 17, 2012
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H.G. Adler (1910-1988), a writer from Prague, was a…

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Breadcrumbs of the Past

February 6, 2012
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Until recently, Bram Presser was known as the…

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The Other Anne Franks

February 1, 2012
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Shalom Auslander’s new novel Hope: A Tragedy takes a calculated…

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Hogan’s Heroes

January 30, 2012
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If you described the 1960s TV show Hogan’s…

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Curious George and the Nazis

December 27, 2011
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When the Nazi party was gaining popularity in Germany, Hans…

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Holocaust Freaks

December 26, 2011
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Young Holocaust survivors are the unexpected subject of the science fiction…

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Maus in the Closet

November 25, 2011
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Art Spiegelman is haunted by his history. Not only…

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Murder Most Foul

November 10, 2011
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In 1945, British forces liberated concentration camps in Germany, Poland,…

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