13+ hour, 31+ min ago  (342+ words) SHTTL's opening on-screen text refers to the September 1939 capture of Sokal by the Soviet army, which at that time was allied with Germany. Although the location was prototypical only, I was shocked. The shtetl's residents respond in various ways to…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (228+ words) (Courtesy of Rep. Mike Lawler) Congressman Mike Lawler, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (NY-17), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) hosted a virtual reality experience on March 5 presented by Spirit of Triumph,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (539+ words) (Courtesy of Touro University) On Jan. 28, Touro University hosted a special community program, "2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Survivor's Shout," centered on survivor Dorothea Szczesniak. Moderated by Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust,…...