Pages of History: Recent Episodes
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The Holocaust is one of the most misunderstood periods of history. In Pages of History, listeners have the opportunity to dig more deeply into not only the Holocaust but also other pivotal pieces of history. In addition, listeners will be introduced to passages of literature as well as guests related to the topic of each episode.
Sixty percent of the actionable information obtained by interrogating POWs during WWII was garnered by a unique group of soldiers, many of them immigrants: The Ritchie Boys.
As it's Valentine's Day, we'll look at the history and phenomena of "correspondence courtships," better known as mail order brides.
Life after liberation presented unique challenges. Finding surviving relatives, rebuilding lives, and starting over in foreign lands were facilitated in displaced persons camps
Survivors faced extreme challenges after liberation. Going "home" wasn't an easy option as antisemitism was still a dangerous issue.
With the approaching anniversary of he liberation of Auschwitz, this episode discusses the liberating soldiers as well as surviving victims.
As we freely celebrate our religious holidays, we'll take a look at the lengths Jews went to to maintain their faith.
Just 16 years after the Treaty of Versailles, Germany used the Berlin Olympic Games to flex its muscle on the world stage.
Back in episode 14, we looked at World War I. The articles of the Versailles Treaty contributed to the Nazi party and Hitler's rise to power and World War II.
With Veterans Day last week, today we look at a brief overview of what was supposed to be the War to End All Wars: WWI.
As this week marks the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, we'll look at this pivotal program in Holocaust history.
Warsaw was the capital and largest city in Poland with the largest, most active Jewish population. It's no wonder Nazis established the first ghetto there in November 1942. Sealed from the rest of the city, conditions were unbearable.
As we're in the Halloween "spirit", we'll take a look at a Holocaust-site phenomenon: Dark Tourism.
Picking up from Episode 9, the idea of isolationism and assimilation came in the form of indoctrinating Native American children with white European culture.
With the acknowledgment of Indigenous Peoples Day this week, we'll take a look at the residential schools that attempted to strip Native Americans of their culture.
As October is Disability Awareness Month, we'll take a look at the precursor to the Final Solution: the murder of innocent individuals with mental and physical disabilities by the Nazi regime.
Not all Germans believed in Nazi Ideology. The White Rose Opposition Movement, the first organized movement in Germany, challenged that ideology and passively caused quite a stir. The movement's young founders paid with their lives.
Life in ghettos in Nazi occupied territories was brutal. Fear abounded as inhabitants were overcrowded, overwhelmed with hunger, and anticipated deportation.
It’s been a perplexing question regarding the Holocaust: Why did some gentiles chose to aid Jews while others did not? We’ll look at examples of people who helped and the circumstances around their choices.
Anne Frank's story is one with which most people are somewhat familiar, yet it still has important lessons to teach us today.
People often ask why Jews didn't leave Europe as Nazi aggression increased. This podcast explores challenges of emigration.
The Holocaust did not occur in a vacuum but was partly the result of centuries of anti-Judaism and anti-semitism. This podcast discusses the history of both in Europe up to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party and World War II.
The Camps...when people hear the word Holocaust, one of the first images that comes to their mind is the camps that housed thousands and thousands of Jews. During this first episode we will talk about the camps and the role those buildings played in history.