Where Hitler's Crowds Once Roared
After decades of visiting Nuremberg, I finally stood on the grounds where Hitler once addressed thousands of followers.…
History
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What Was Destroyed Did Not Vanish
Born before Poland existed, my father lived to see what survives destruction.…
My Parents Were the Argument
In 1896, Theodor Herzl warned that antisemitism would return even after periods of calm. More than a century later, his words still resonate. As the child of Holocaust survivors, I have never viewed the need for a Jewish state as an abstract political question. My parents’ lives were the argument.…
The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk: Architecture, Memory, and Politics
Bold design, curated narrative.…
Vintage Images of Washington
Vintage photos and ephemera of Washington preserved on Flickr.…
Walking Through Silence: A Son’s Journey to Auschwitz in 2025
I came to Auschwitz not as a historian or photographer, but as a son. Walking through Birkenau in 2025, I confronted memory, loss, and the responsibility to remember.…
Hitler’s Last Direct Order
The last military order personally signed by Adolf Hitler is a remarkable historical document. Written as Berlin fell to Soviet forces, it reveals how Hitler viewed himself even as the Third Reich was collapsing around him.…
Swiss Economic Ties to Nazi Germany
During World War II, Switzerland maintained extensive and highly profitable economic ties with Nazi Germany — ties that its own parliament would eventually commission a landmark inquiry to investigate…
Remembering Pittsburgh’s Concordia Club
For 135 years, the Concordia Club stood at the center of Jewish social life in Pittsburgh. My father worked there for many years, and as a teenager I took ballroom dance lessons in its elegant ballroom.…
Abram Enzel (1916 - 1994)
The story of my father, Abram Enzel: Holocaust survivor…
The Weight of History: Reflecting on Poland After My Visit
A proud, complicated country with a painful past.…