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Publisher: American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise The Warsaw Ghetto 
 Dozens of documents relating to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising of April and May 1943, in which Jews fought back against the Nazis in World War II. Includes contemporary reports, biographies of participants, government documents, and excerpts from newspaper articles, books, and diaries. From the Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/warsawtoc.html Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 9, 2004 Jewish Virtual Library
Contains information on Jewish history, women, the Holocaust, travel, Israel-U.S. relations, politics, religion, and notable people. Includes a bibliography, a glossary, maps, a timeline of Jewish history, a virtual tour of Israel, and exhibits of "Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress." http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ Topics: International Governments, Judaism Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Raoul Wallenberg
Brief biography of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman who volunteered to travel to Budapest during World War II to save the lives of Jews threatened by the Nazis. He was arrested by Soviet troops in 1945 and disappeared. Wallenberg was made an Honorary Citizen of the United States in 1981. From the Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/wallenberg.html Topics: History, Judaism Last updated Jul 25, 2007 The Kibbutz
Background about the Israeli kibbutz movement. "The kibbutz (Hebrew word for 'communal settlement') is a unique rural community ... based on the principle of joint ownership." The first kibbutzim "(plural of 'kibbutz') were founded some 40 years before the establishment of the State of Israel (1948)." Includes data on population, and material on organization, types of work, raising children, traditions, and the future. From the Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/kibbutz.html Topics: Judaism Last updated Feb 2, 2009 Holocaust Denial
Questions and answers from a Jewish perspective about Holocaust denial. "One of the most notable anti-Semitic propaganda movements to develop over the past two decades has been the organized effort to deny or minimize the established history of Nazi genocide against the Jews." Topics include origins of the movement (including the Institute for Historical Review), related American legal precedents, academic interest, and denial themes. Part of the Jewish Virtual Library from the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/denial.html Topics: History, Judaism Last updated Feb 19, 2009 |
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