‘Lore’ sees Holocaust through German teen’s eyes

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 6, 2013

To help us grasp the enormity of the Holocaust, we have the testimonies of survivors, of liberators, even of bystanders, but what about the perpetrators and, even more, their children, who grew up worshipping Adolf Hitler? “Lore,” the movie, grapples with that complex question from the perspective of the title character, a 14-year-old girl (impressively played by Saskia Rosendahl), daughter of a high-ranking SS officer and his equally fanatical wife.

ADL successfully expands Holocaust education workshop

By Ryan Torok
Published on November 1, 2011

For nearly 30 years, Los Angeles secondary-school educators have attended the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual Holocaust Education Workshop as part of their professional development. During the month-long series, L.A.-area teachers learned the history of anti-Semitism, listened to survivors’ firsthand stories and visited local Holocaust institutions, leaving them better equipped to teach the Holocaust to their students.

Bad Memory

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 20, 2005

I just returned from France, where I spent 10 days looking into issues of anti-Semitism and racism in a country that has Europe's

largest populations of Muslims and Jews. What I found is a subject for an upcoming story. But one item -- really just an offhand remark by an Education Ministry official there -- struck me as especially topical considering the anniversary we mark this week.

Adult Education

By Julie G Fax
Published on January 6, 2005

Briefs.