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526. Ernst Reiter

God's commandments, Ernst refused to give the Hitler salute and to serve in the German army. He was ... treatment, including attempts to break his faith in God. But Ernst believed God's power was far greater than

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527. Christopher Leighton

: Christians and Jews may discover that God isn’t going to fix the world on his own. That in a fundamental way ... accumulated over the centuries. Can we really open ourselves to recognize that God has different ways of being

528. Video: One Story of Many: Rohingya Testimony

In this video, Wai Wai Nu describes her family’s interactions with the criminal justice system in

529. Helen and Willie Abraham photograph collection

Willie Abraham (born Yisroel Wolf, 1925-2005) was born on 1 May 1925 in Vel'ky Rakovec ... Tzivya were later brought to their mother’s hometown of Vel'ky Rakovec where they were eventually adopted ... in Vel'ky Rakovec as a farmer. Both Willie and Tzivya changed their last name to Abraham. In 1939 ... Vel'ky Rakovec was occupied by Hungary. In 1944 Willie and his aunt and uncle were deported by

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530. On to Marseille

source of entertainment with friendly games of poker. They may also have been a major source of ...  bumped lightly into a chair. But the gods had apparently been propitiated on our behalf that night

531. Small World

said: “God, if you are, have mercy on us, don’t let us all perish.” From that moment, Father decided ... that God did not exist for him. Father also often said that if we survive, we will go to the first

532. My Mothers

mother, written while she was in the concentration camp, I appreciate and continue her belief in God and ... difficulty as they have helped me. I must say, my belief in God comes not only from my birth mother but also

533. Prudence Bushnell, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

the phone, “Ah, bonjour madame! Comment ça va?” I mean, oh God, “Fine! ça va. Now, may I please speak ... killing” and the next day have people come up to me and say, “Oh my God, were you the woman who said stop

534. Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany: From the 1890s to the 1930s

of God's plan. They linked Jehovah's Witnesses to the Nazi idea of "international Jewry" by pointing ... Jehovah's Witnesses "have no interest in political affairs, but are wholly devoted to God's Kingdom under

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535. German Military Oaths

binding loyalty to Hitler himself: “I swear by God this holy oath, that I will render ... not believe in swearing oaths to governments or any temporal power, recognizing only God as their

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536. Videos

Story of Many: Rohingya Testimony Run time: 8 min. In this video, Wai Wai Nu describes her family

537. The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936

regime exploited the Games to bedazzle many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a ... Games, Germany's expansionist policies and the persecution of Jews and other "enemies of the state ... Holocaust. The 1936 Summer Olympic Games In 1931, the International Olympic Committee ... the star fencer Helene Mayer to represent Germany at the Olympic Games in Berlin. Mayer was viewed as

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538. Stones of Memory

sentinels as I speed by, the noise of the engine the only sound in my ears. Thank God I was able to quickly ... fingers to his lips. “God! Ludwig. What are you doing here?” Ludwig Wolfson, his cousin Emily’s husband ... window blind. “Dawn is fast approaching, but you must get some sleep Ludwig.” “God! My motorcycle, it

539. House Call

apron. “We are God-fearing Christians. More than that I cannot say.” Blumenfeld thought about his wife ... cleared his throat. Blumenfeld awoke with a start. “Thank God it’s you and not your wife,” he said ... British and Americans will invade and bring Hitler to his knees.” “With God’s help and a cup of chamomile

540. Holocaust Survivors' Reflections and Hopes for the Future

is not free. I get up every day and I thank God for the freedom in which we live. This country is the ... out. So, I had a direct line to God. I said, “Dear God, I got so much more to tell. Don’t kill me now

541. Life After the Holocaust: Blanka Rothschild

father's idea was more philosophical. He thought that God surrounds us. That God is everywhere, in every ... questioning, "Where is this supreme being, where is God, what's happening?" These are human beings who are ... doing this to other human beings. Therefore, is there a God? The questioning - long time. I slowly

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542. The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: African American Voices and "Jim Crow" America

debated on whether or not to boycott the 1936 Olympic Games. While Hitler saw the Olympics as a chance to ... the morality of supporting Olympic Games hosted by the ... and other countries to boycott the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany ... athletes were in a unique position when it came to the boycott debate. On the one hand, the Olympic Games

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543. FBI Director James Comey's Remarks at National Tribute Dinner

the concept of a loving God? How is that in any way reconcilable with the notion of a God with a role

544. Sam Ponczak

for the rest of my life. And then, of course, we were caught. There were dogs. Thank God they didn ... who came simply by hiding in the forest in some God-forsaken hole in Poland. We as a family survived

545. Letter to Tansi

be safe, I prayed to God every day that I would be reunited with my parents and that nothing would ... happen to them or to the rest of the Jews in the world. I knew that it was not God who was committing the

546. Dr. Howard Hoffman collection

World War II. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, 1990.

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547. Schildkraut family papers

Panama awaiting immigration to the United States, and a 1943 photograph with family in Covington, KY.

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548. Shawn Green

described first as a Jewish athlete. Green's decision to sit-out a game in observance of the Jewish day of ... the role of his Jewish identity, during batting practice before a game against the Nationals in ... games, and that was in 2001, when I was with the Dodgers and I sat out, which is one game; and then in ... 2004 in the heat of the pennant race against the team right behind us, there was a night game and a day

549. The Movement to Boycott the Berlin Olympics of 1936

soon began to question the morality of supporting Olympic Games hosted by ... in the Olympic movement, initially considered moving the Games from Germany. After a brief and ... athletes were being treated fairly and that the Games should go on, as planned. The Boycott Debate ... United States, which traditionally sent one of the largest teams to the Games. By the end of 1934, the

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550. Poster

Poster with text, "Jeune....Exerce un bon metier." The colors are white and blue text and multi

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