Poland's official Oscar entry is a Holocaust drama about a sewage worker who hides a small group of Jews from Nazi occupiers.
Critic Ella Taylor says the movie depicts its grim subject with beauty — and a dose of reality. (Recommended)
holocaustIn War And 'In Darkness,' Our Worst And Best EmergeNPR: Arts & Culture Thu, 02/09/2012 - 16:15
Critic’s Notebook: Making the Holocaust the Lesson on All Evil...Culture - International Herald Tribune Fri, 04/29/2011 - 22:45
The Museum of Tolerance is symptomatic of how the Holocaust is being generalized to tie together all kinds of evils. Museum Review: The Memory of Holocaust, FortifiedCulture - International Herald Tribune Fri, 04/22/2011 - 16:46
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie is characterized by the participation of survivors, both a strength and, paradoxically, a potential weakness. After They're Gone, Understanding An 'Exclusive Love'NPR: Arts & Culture Wed, 02/16/2011 - 07:00
Translated from German, Johanna Adorjan's An Exclusive Love reconstructs the day of her grandparents' joint suicide. 'Dr. No' Becomes Diplomat, Continues A Family StoryNPR: Politics & Society Thu, 01/13/2011 - 23:01
After earning the nickname of "Dr. No" as the White House's ethics guru, Norm Eisen is leaving to become U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic. 'Shoah': 25 Years On, Always In The Present TenseNPR: Arts & Culture Mon, 01/10/2011 - 13:19
In 1985, an epic documentary stunned critics and viewers -- not just because of its nine-hour-plus length, but because of its excruciatingly detailed descriptions of what happened in the Nazi death camps. Shoah, says one film critic, puts the Holocaust in "a permanent present tense." Hungary Is Sued Over Large Holocaust Art ClaimCulture - International Herald Tribune Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:57
In what experts call the world’s largest unresolved Holocaust art claim, the heirs of a banker have demanded that Hungary return art that they say is theirs. Tags:
Holocaust Survivors' Interviews Now OnlineWisconsin Historical Society Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:00
Recorded interviews with 22 survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who settled in Wisconsin have just been published online, making it possible to listen and read along as the survivors recount their experiences before, during and after the Holocaust. Holocaust Survivors' Stories Coming SoonWisconsin Historical Society Mon, 04/20/2009 - 09:00
In just a few weeks the Wisconsin Historical Society will publish a website where visitors can read and listen to interviews with 22 survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who settled in Wisconsin. |
