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JTA's Dangerous Past, Revenge at Birkenau,

'Miracle' Snatched Oscar

'X Games' of Jewish News On Feb. 1, 1948, the JTA Jerusalem office was bombed. In 1923, a JTA reporter stood face-to-face with Hitler. The Archive Blog presents 10 extreme moments in JTA reporting. Revenge at Birkenau: Did a French Jewish actress kill a Nazi guard with his own weapon en route to the gas chamber? A recently declassified witness account held by the National Archives and Records Administration offers an account. (hat tip: Randy Herschaft) JTA's Oscar Nominee: The Academy Award nominees have been announced. In 1948, eventual JTA president Eleazar Lipsky was edged out for an Oscar by "Miracle on 34th Street." Renowned Genealogist Passes Away: This Week in Jewish History extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of one of our readers, Steve Siegel, z"L, who passed away Jan. 21 after a long battle with cancer. Steve was the founder and past president of the Jewish Genealogical Society, and longtime library director and archivist at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in Manhattan. Judah Nadich: Rabbi, Military Chaplain, and Community Builder Exhibit Now through Feb. 7 The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary cordially invites you to learn about the U.S. Army’s senior Jewish chaplain in Europe during WWII. Click fordetails and hours WEBINAR: JEWISH LESSONS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Jan. 31, 8:00 p.m. EST Judith Rosenbaum, director of public history at the Jewish Women's Archive, discusses Jewish angles of the civil rights movement. Cost: Donation of any amount to NEWCAJE. Details Have an event to publicize? CLICK HERE! Jan. 30, 1933 HITLER SWORN IN AS CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY Jan. 31, 1929 SOVIET UNION EXILES TROTSKY Feb. 1, 1948 JTA, PALESTINE POST OFFICES BOMBED IN JERUSALEM Feb. 1, 1958 EGYPT AND SYRIA MERGE INTO UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Feb. 1, 2003 COL. ILAN RAMON DIES IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA TRAGEDY Feb. 3, 1969 YASSER ARAFAT NAMED HEAD OF PLO The Path Less Traveled An Australian retiree is working to shed light on an unusual story: a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe whom the British deported from Cyprus to Palestine (and then later to East Africa). Full Story SPONSORED CONTENT Contest: Center for Jewish History Enter by February 1, 2012 There’s still time to enter the contest! Your writing could be selected to appear in the Center for Jewish History’s March 2012 custom issue with The Jewish Week, a publication that will reach some 85,000 people. CLICK HERE for details!