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Grant Arthur Gochin

Oct 24, 2026, 9:07 AM

Lithuania Had 36 Years. I Had 36 Days.

One researcher, 374 filings, and a question Lithuania’s institutions have yet to answer Between September 18 and October 22, I sent 374 distinct filings to Lithuanian institutions. Of these, 213 ask for a correction, a review, an investigation or an...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Oct 23, 2026, 11:37 AM

Ignorance Is Not Strength: The Dangerous State of History Education

I'm a historian trained at Saint Mary's College, The University of Notre Dame, and the University of Edinburgh. My areas of expertise are modern Europe, including colonialism and Irish history as well as the Holocaust. My research often explores...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Oct 22, 2026, 9:29 AM

Lithuania Calls My Accusations Opinion. It Calls Fridman’s a Crime

Lithuania's Genocide Centre linked my Holocaust research to the Criminal Code in 2018, says it never sought a legal assessment, and now calls my accusations "personal subjective opinion." Lithuania's prosecutors call Fridman's accusations against a partisan hero a crime....

Oct 22, 2026, 3:09 AM

For Albania, Rejecting Antisemitism Is Obvious

As an Albanian, I take pride in my country’s history of protecting Jews during the Holocaust. We are a small nation, but our history contains an extraordinary example of moral courage. At a time when much of Europe was surrendering...

Elie Rubinstein

Oct 21, 2026, 11:03 PM

Remembering Babyn Yar Demands Supporting Ukraine

I stood just a few feet from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Babyn Yar, where we had gathered to commemorate Jews murdered 85 years ago. Israeli and German representatives were among those paying their respects. Around us was Kyiv,...

Andrzej Pawluszek

Oct 21, 2026, 8:02 PM

Lviv’s Insult to Polish and Jewish Dead

As Ukraine fights for its freedom, regional authorities in Lviv have chosen to glorify the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and its commander Roman Shukhevych. It is an insult not only to the memory of approximately 100,000 murdered Poles, but also...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Oct 21, 2026, 1:53 AM

The Centre Called It a Manifestation

In June 2024, Lithuania's Genocide and Resistance Research Centre reprinted 1941 Lithuanian Activist Front texts telling Jews to leave Lithuania and directing activists, at the decisive moment, “jų turtą perimkite į savo rankas” — take their property into your...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Oct 20, 2026, 5:52 AM

The Genocide Centre’s Škirpa Report Omits What He Told Berlin About Jews

Lithuanian scholars published two 1939 episodes from Škirpa’s Berlin posting in 2017. The Centre’s 2024 report, which found him no collaborator, discusses neither. In June 2024, Lithuania’s Genocide and Resistance Research Centre told Vilnius that Kazys Škirpa “nebuvo kolaborantas” (was...

Janet Bond Brill

Oct 19, 2026, 7:31 PM

The Last Złoty

The Judenrat had promised work in Lublin. Papa and Shlomo, his eldest son, would earn wages, and the wages would send food home to Miła Street. The two left the Warsaw Ghetto together. No money came back. No food....

Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 19, 2026, 6:47 PM

White Bird: A Wonder Story

The Holocaust has produced a steady stream of movies, and White Bird: A Wonder Story is one of the latest ones. Based on a graphic novel and directed by Marc Forster, it is now streaming on the Netflix platform. Set...

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