999 Inadvertent Pioneers of Auschwitz: Math and Misogyny

999 Inadvertent Pioneers of Auschwitz: Math and Misogyny

by Christine Ege In the book 999, author Heather Dune Macadam recounts the details of the first official deportation of Jews to Auschwitz.  The remarkable aspect of this transport was that it consisted only of young women, most of whom were mere teenagers. ...
Truth or Consequence: Why Holocaust Denial Must Be Refuted

Truth or Consequence: Why Holocaust Denial Must Be Refuted

by Christine Ege In light of the abundant evidence that unequivocally documents the events of the Holocaust, the concept of Holocaust denial might seem preposterous.  However, denial of historical truths related to the Holocaust is actively promoted by certain...
The Snare of Superiority

The Snare of Superiority

by Christine Ege Many concur that hindsight is always 20/20, as it is relatively easy to recognize mistakes after they have been made and identify sins after they have been committed.   However, it is not always such a simple matter to discern truth in the...
Winton’s Children

Winton’s Children

by Lisa Alford I am so moved by an article I read about Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from the Holocaust.  His wife found a scrapbook in their attack with pictures, names, and documents of children whose parents gave them up to save their lives. These...
Hidden Heroes and Heroines

Hidden Heroes and Heroines

by Christine Ege A little more than seventy-five years after the end of World War II, the number of living Holocaust survivors is naturally diminishing.  Their stories are being recorded by museums and other institutions committed to remembering a particularly...