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3 shares Robert Philpot is a writer and journalist. He is the former editor of Progress magazine and author of “Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew.” Left: Chaim Herszman in Germany in 1946, Right: John Carr, author of 'Escape From the Ghetto,' the story of his father's audacious escape from the Nazis. (Courtesy John Carr) LONDON — It was the moment that undoubtedly saved Chaim Herszman’s life. In February 1940, the 13-year-old stabbed and fatally wounded a Nazi guard in the Lodz Ghetto who he believed was about to shoot his younger brother. Herszman fled the ghetto, leaving beh...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Israelis are marking their annual memorial day for the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish victims ByThe Associated Press • 2 min read Israel faces 2nd lockdown amid spiking COVID-19 cases Stores shutter in Jerusalem as Israel enters into a second lockdown over COVID-19 for three weeks during the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur holidays.The Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish vi...

2021-04-07 22:36:07 GMT2021-04-08 06:36:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WARSAW, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Poland will extend its partial lockdown until April 18, as the current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is stretching the health care system to its limit, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday. The partial lockdown was set to expire on April 10 under the original plan. Wednesday's decision meant that gyms, theaters and gastronomic businesses will remain closed, while large retail stores and places of worship must comply with the limit of one person per 20 square meters. Furnitu...

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UVM Senior and Holocaust Studies Minor Julia Kitonis and friend Julia Kitonis is a Senior theatre major and Holocaust studies minor from northern Vermont. She declared her Holocaust studies minor at the start of her freshman year, the program being one of the many things that drew her to UVM. Having completed the basic European history requirement in advance of starting at UVM, she was able to enroll immediately in Professor Jonathan Huener’s class in Polish history. Having completed that course, she was then able to enroll at the beginning of her sophomore year in a research seminar ...