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‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 20: Josh Gortler And Gigi Yellen On The Concept Of Tikkun Olam

By McKayla Fox August 3, 2021

Photo of Josh Gortler from Josh's book "Among The Remnants"

A photo of Josh Gortler from the cover of his book “Among The Remnants.” In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, retired social worker and community leader Josh Gortler shares his story: his childhood, fleeing with his family from the Nazi Holocaust, his adolescence, in Displaced Person camps, and his adulthood, free to… Read More

21. Josh Gortler and Gigi Yellen

By NWPB July 20, 2021

In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, retired social worker and community leader Josh Gortler shares his story: his childhood, fleeing with his family from the Nazi Holocaust, his adolescence, in Displaced Person camps, and his adulthood, free to speak as a Jew in America. Josh gives talks to students in Northwest schools… Read More

GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy Chastises Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Holocaust Remarks

By NPR News May 25, 2021

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with reporters last week. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Nearly four months after condemning Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments on antisemitic conspiracy theories, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is once again rejecting the Georgia Republican's rhetoric — this time over her equating of COVID-19 safety measures with the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust. Read More

U.S. Deports Nazi Concentration Camp Guard To Germany

By NPR News February 20, 2021

Friedrich Karl Berger, in a 1959 photo. A court found that he helped guard prisoners when they were forced to evacuate a Nazi concentration camp in a nearly two-week trip under "inhumane conditions," the Justice Department said. Courtesy Department of Justice

Friedrich Karl Berger was sent to Germany because he participated in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at the Neuengamme concentration camp system near Meppen, Germany, in 1945, according to the announcement. Continue Read More

Idaho Anne Frank Memorial Defaced With Nazi Propaganda

By NPR News December 10, 2020

A swastika sticker on a statue at the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise. The vandalism took place sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning, Boise police said. Wassmuth Center for Human Rights via AP

Nine stickers with swastikas were placed on the memorial in downtown Boise sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. One of the stickers read, "We are everywhere." Continue Reading Idaho Anne Frank Memorial Defaced With Nazi PropagandaRead More

Holocaust Remembrance

By NWPB April 29, 2019

Holocaust Remembrance Marja Henderson, second generation survivor and author of the book “Long Shall You Live” details her family history during the Nazi invasion of Holland during WWII. She outlines her fathers’ role in the Dutch resistance in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam. More Access NW More Access NW Features Share on facebook Facebook Share on Read More

As American Awareness Fades, Holocaust Museum Refreshes The Story

By NPR News April 23, 2018

A new exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contextualizes American action — and inaction — during the Nazi rise to power. A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor says it's about time. Continue Reading As American Awareness Fades, Holocaust Read More