When one thinks about the Holocaust, several names like Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg come to mind. However, it often happens that some of the most influential individuals in history,...
In 1982, the book “Schindler’s Ark” by Thomas Keneally, told the story of Oskar Schindler, a man who had been a Nazi Party member but ultimately saved over 1,200 Jews...
Elie Wiesel was without doubt the greatest of what we call the “witnesses” to the Holocaust – the mass murder of the Jews during World War II. His books and...
Abba Kovner was a legendary figure who was a Jewish partisan fighter, a leader and a man of letters. Born on March 14, 1918, in Russia, he moved as a...
Every two years, the Olympic Games is the world’s chance to celebrates the best of humanity. From all over the world, thousands of athletes from hundreds of nations come together...
On September 17, 1978, history was made by two courageous men with a common goal: peace between Cairo and Jerusalem, ending the destructive pattern of five previous wars. The two...
The Nuremberg Laws, enacted by the German Reichstag (Parliament) on Sept. 15, 1935, were racially discriminatory, anti-Semitic laws meant to institutionalize the Nazi program to persecute Jews. They were a...
Surrounded by the rolling green hills of a windswept plateau, atop the Massif Central mountain range of central France, lies the village of Le Chambon Sur Lignon. At three-thousand feet...
Menachem Begin was a man of many faces to different people. To some, he was an admired leader whose passionate words inspired thousands of devoted followers. To others, he was...
Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers and award-winning actors of the mid and late 20th century. Less known is that he was also a faithful friend of...