Poland: Scratching below the surface

It seems like everything is just under the surface in Poland. There, but not readily or easily apparent. Perhaps this is most clearly illustrated when looking for Jews in Poland. Charles Rose, Claims Conference program officer, was in Poland to visit with survivors and make sure they receive the services they need. The Claims Conference [...]

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Judenfrei

Sisters Ruth (left) and Toni (right) Usherenko, both born in Berlin.

On May 19, 1943 the Nazis declared Berlin to be Judenfrei, free of Jews. Ten years earlier, the June 1933 census numbered the Jewish population of Berlin at 160,000, accounting for 32 percent of German Jewry. Emigration rose after the Nuremberg Laws were [...]

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