'By bribery, by bluff, by corrupting officials': How Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jewish people during World War Two
The story of Schindler's heroism became a novel and a film. But in 1982, author Thomas Keneally told the BBC that this was ...
The New Yorker18d
The Gilded Age Never Ended
He could be anti-immigrant and vestigially antisemitic; his visit to Ellis Island and the Lower East Side is one of the ... Gilded Age interiors—the La Farge and Tiffany glass pieces are ...
Inside Story4d
Radical astonishment
Born in 1947, the child of refugees, Manne was “fascinated by small, apparently insignificant events that seemed to reveal ...
U.S. News & World Report9d
Venice Neighborhoods
To the east of Santa Croce, San Polo's key attraction ... South of the city are the islands of Lido, La Giudecca and San Giorgio Maggiore. The site of the annual Venice Film Festival, the island ...
Intermountain Jewish News14d
Righteous mother: ‘righteous among the nations’ at Kavod Senior Life
Like Svitlana and her mother, the Jewish girl, Larisa Stirman, was from Odessa, Ukraine. When her father was called up for duty in the Red Army, Larisa’s mother Ida tried to flee with her children to ...
Hollywood Gazette6d
50 Cent Net Worth (Money & Salary)
During his career to date, 50 Cent has earned at least $200-300 million from his various endeavors, notably selling records, ...
uDiscover1d
Best Common Songs: 20 Conscious-Raising Tracks From Hip-Hop’s Poet Laureate
Common is one of the most renowned MCs in the history of hip-hop, helping to put Chicago on the map, as the East and West coasts ... So when legendary group De La Soul tapped him for a guest ...
Yahoo10d
Next in Your Neighborhood - East LA
Meteorologist Evelyn Taft heads to Obregón Park in East LA, where LA County Parks & Recreation opened a new "Our SPOT" teen center that offers free after-school programs for teens ages 12-18 ...
Hyperallergic10d
Italian Photographer Gusmano Cesaretti’s Chronicles of East LA
Cesaretti spent his time off in East LA, photographing graffiti writers, lowrider clubs, and Latinx families, portraying them with a sense of honesty and respect. He acquainted himself with the ...
NBC Los Angeles18d
Three injured in gas explosion inside East LA business
Three people were injured following a gas explosion inside a business in East Los Angeles on Sunday. A gas leak and explosion were reported to authorities around 3:21 p.m. The explosion occurred ...
CBS News18d
Three hospitalized after explosion at East LA business
Three people were hospitalized after an explosion at a business in East Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon. It happened just after 3:20 p.m. in the 4200 block of Olympic Boulevard, according to the ...