Posts Tagged: SS St. Louis
FDR Used the IRS Against Jewish Activists
The news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly targeted conservative groups has brought renewed spotlight on a 2010 lawsuit filed by the pro-Israel group...
How the St. Louis Saved Jewish Lives – in Holland
This week's symposium on "Performing Arts in Holland During the Holocaust" at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem explored the fascinating subject of how Dutch Jews under...
The U.S. Holocaust Museum at 20: Confronting Tough Issues
When President Bill Clinton stepped to the podium at the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago, most...
St. Louis Survivors Dispute New Book’s Absolving of FDR and U.S. Coast Guard
Survivors of the Holocaust-era SS St. Louis refugee ship are disputing a new book's claim about their ship's fateful voyage. In a new book titled FDR...
SS St. Louis Survivor Urges State Department to Aid Holocaust Insurance Claims
At a U.S. State Department program on Monday marking the 73rd anniversary of the SS St. Louis voyage, honoree Herbert Karliner—one of the voyage's surviving...
Koch: My End of Year Lament
Almost everyone who lives in New York City knows that I am Jewish. Most know that I am a secular Jew who believes in God,...
