Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Partisans in the Arts: Abraham Sutzkever, Poet (1913-2010)

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In 1984, the New York Times declared Abraham Sutzkever, “the greatest poet of the Holocaust.” His poems (which are written in Yiddish and ha...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Figures of Resistance: Bei Dao (born Zhao Zhenkai, 1949)

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Bei Dao’s poetry may not appear subversive, however his writings and his involvement in the publication of a literary journal brought danger...
Friday, February 10, 2012

The Jewish People Has Lost a Warrior - Joseph Fox (A''H)

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By Steve Fox On January 14, 2012, there is one less Holocaust survivor to tell his story. That was the day that my father, Joseph Fox (A...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

JPEF Education Manager Jonathan Furst visits Prague, Terezin

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JPEF’s Education Manager, Jonathan Furst, traveled to Prague last week to attend the 2012 European League for Middle Level Education Confere...
Friday, January 6, 2012

Featured Jewish Partisan - Jeff Gradow, born on January 5, 1925

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"When, at lunchtime, when the German was sitting down and eating and resting, I slid down to a ditch across the highway and I ran in th...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Noted philanthropist and long-time JPEF supporter Warren Hellman passes away

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San Francisco philanthropist, financier, and supporter of JPEF, Warren Hellman, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at age 77 of Leukemia. While ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

JPEF will be at NCSS this weekend!

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JPEF will be at the NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) Annual Conference this week in Washington DC. Visit us at booth 428 for ...