Holocaust

The Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.

Nov. 9 marks 84 years since Kristallnacht, the infamous wave of antisemitic pogroms organized by the Nazi regime that served as a prelude to the Holocaust. At the time, it was among the biggest news stories in the American media.

'Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.' serves as a stark reminder of what humans can and will do to each other if evil is left unchecked.

A new exhibit of Auschwitz remembrance opens at Union Station, the Kansas City sculptor responsible for UMKC's new Roo statue, and the 'Give Black KC' series continues.

Seventy large portraits in the courtyard of the National World War I Museum and Memorial put visitors face-to-face with Holocaust survivors.The portraits,…

Segment 1: Kansas City is part of a global mission to collect and exhibit Holocaust survivor portraits.Luigi Toscano wants people to look in the eyes of…

Segment 1: "All genocides ... begin with words," says one Emory professor concerned about a rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric. Anti-Semitism is on the rise…

Segment 1: Education and the Holocaust.What's the best way to preserve the memories and lessons of a really painful past? We'll hear from two people…

Battles, triumphs, and defying the odds are all common themes in life, and in film. Some survive Auschwitz, while another climbs a 3,000-foot rock wall…

Kansas City is home to the best brass band in the country. Hear more about the Fountain City Brass Band, which recently placed second and third at two…

Sonia Warshawski is a Holocaust survivor who ran a tailor shop in Metcalf South Mall. A documentary about her life is in theaters now. What does this…

Jim Murray will never forget the first time he heard "Study for Strings" by the Czech composer Pavel Haas. It was a performance by the Philadelphia…