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Greatest Generation's spirit may be coming back, as reflected in marathons
There was nothing tangible that made what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation" great. It was just an unidentifiable spirit. I may be wrong, but I think I see signs of that spirit coming back. The St. Luke's Half Marathon, with a 13.1-mile...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Belief and Faith, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports
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Holocaust films get personal with descendants of Nazis
The Holocaust has long been a deep and disquieting source of material for filmmakers, especially documentarians. As firsthand accounts of World War II naturally dwindle, though, cinematic inquiries on the subject have been shifting into more personal...Tags: Entertainment, Stanley Kubrick, Judaism, Nazi Party, Human Interest
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Pictures in the News | April 17, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in London, where pallbearers set down the coffin of Baroness Margaret Thatcher inside St Paul's Cathedral in London. Dignitaries from around the world today join Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of... -
88-year-old World War II veteran honored for his military service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comJohn Leather wears earplugs to church, but it’s not the sermon that the 88-year-old World War II veteran is trying to muffle. He said he wears the earplugs to drown out the rumble of a drum that’s played when the congregation sings hymns....Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Wars and Interventions, Awards and Prizes, Flat Feet
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The jarring reality and artful beauty of photography
I wonder if the curators of the excellent "War/Photography" show at the Annenberg Space for Photography were tempted to include Jeff Wall's "Dead Troops Talk (A Vision After an Ambush of a Red Army Patrol, Near Moqor, Afghanistan, Winter, 1986)". It...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, George Bernard Shaw, Armed Forces
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New museum of Jewish history opens in Warsaw
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opens Friday in Warsaw, partly funded by the Polish government. It’s located in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, in what was Nazi-occupied Europe. The museum aims not just to...
Tags: Entertainment, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Music, Museums, Judaism
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Debating FDR and the Holocaust
It wasn't surprising that Rafael Medoff's April 7 Op-Ed article about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's private comments on Jews facing persecution in Europe drew spirited responses (though I do admit that I was a little rattled that most of the letters...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John F. Kennedy, Judaism
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Chambersburg church to show 'The Glorious and the Brave'
“The Glorious and the Brave” will be shown Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, 221 N. Main St. in Chambersburg. The stories of eyewitnesses and participants in history come to life in this film that chronicles the...Tags: Culture, Judaism, Human Interest, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Sociology
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Pearl Harbor survivor from South Bend dies
SOUTH BEND – A South Bend survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 70-years ago has died. Ray Dembinski passed away Saturday. He was 95-years-old. Dembinski served in the Navy during World War II and received a Presidential Unit...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Cave exploring leads to discovery of Holocaust survival story
Twenty years ago, veteran caver Chris Nicola received an offer from a Ukrainian friend to explore the well-known gypsum giant caves in the western part of the European country. Nicola quickly accepted the invitation. "My family on my mother's side had...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Landforms, Judaism, Nazi Party, Human Interest
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Tennessee veterans celebrated at National D-Day Memorial
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA group of veterans from Tennessee is getting a big "thank you" in our area. They were greeted with a special celebration Friday afternoon at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. 19 men who served in World War II and the Korean War are on their way...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Human Interest
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Flights honor WWII heroes
I am pleading to all in our community to contact the Honor Flight organization immediately if they know a veteran of World War II. I was given the privilege of being the guardian of a true hero from World War II on a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his...Tags: USS Intrepid, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control, Elections
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