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Holocaust-era instruments will be on display in Chicago in effort to give music of...

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The Jewish Community Centers of Chicago are putting out a call: check your basements, attics and garages. You might find some hope there. From April through September of 2023, JCC (Jewish Community Centers) Chicago will bring a...
Holocaust survivor George Brent is pictured in a scene from "Don't Forget Me" which takes viewers on a journey back to Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Ebensee concentration camps, revealing Brent’s will to survive in the face of Nazi tyranny. Credit: Courtesy.

New virtual-reality Holocaust experience keeps survivors ‘alive,’ builds empathy

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Jordan Gelfeld has connections. As a docent at the Illinois Holocaust, his grandfather, Mark Gelfeld, was able to get this grandson in for a sneak peek at the museum’s new virtual-reality exhibit. And the...