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12 best books for preteens

12 best books for preteens
10 great movies by Steven Spielberg

As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
10 books for a good cry

Author Hallie Ephron recommends the best literary tear-jerkers.
10 novels to watch for in 2012

Here are 10 must-read novels coming at you in early 2012.
6 of history's forgotten stories

From "The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Lincoln" by Graeme Donald, here are six stories that you didn't hear in history class.

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On the Eve

The focus in this book about the approach of the Holocaust is not Adolf Hitler and the Nazis but the European Jews themselves.
Modern Parenthood
Mel Gibson: What I’ll tell my Jewish son about anti-semitic remarks

Mel Gibson is involved in another dustup over alleged anti-semitic remarks, and a Jewish mom contemplates how she'll talk to her son about hatred.
Inside Hana's Suitcase: movie review

A blend of documentary and drama, 'Inside Hana's Suitcase' recounts the tragic tale a young girl at Auschwitz and the Japanese school teacher who, years later, tries to discover who she was.
Reader recommendation: The Lost

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Reader recommendation: The Lost

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Israelis critical of Netanyahu Iran-Holocaust comparison

The Nazi Holocaust of World War II is a delicate and charged topic in Israel, and many felt Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated equating of the Nazis with the possible modern-day threat of a nuclear-armed Iran went too far.
Chapter & Verse
Are Germans ready for a republishing of 'Mein Kampf'?

A German magazine's plan to print excerpts from 'Mein Kampf' has prompted fury and legal threats.
12 best books for preteens

12 best books for preteens
10 great movies by Steven Spielberg

As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
10 books for a good cry

Author Hallie Ephron recommends the best literary tear-jerkers.
10 novels to watch for in 2012

Here are 10 must-read novels coming at you in early 2012.
6 of history's forgotten stories

From "The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Lincoln" by Graeme Donald, here are six stories that you didn't hear in history class.
Nobel Prize in Literature: Winners from the past 10 years

The 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a notoriously hard to predict award, will be announced on Thursday. Here are the winners from the past decade.
Reader recommendation: An American Heroine in the French Resistance

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day: 06/17
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Early Hitler letter on Jews unveiled in NYC

Early Hitler letter: The date is 1919 and, decades before the Holocaust, the 30-year-old German soldier penned what are believed to be Hitler's first written comments calling for the annihilation of Jews.
Designing for dignity

Moshe Safdie's success doesn't distract from his desire to create habitats that fit cities – and honor the individual.
X-Men: First Class: movie review

Michael Fassbender is magnetic in 'X-Men: First Class,' a leap up from the last 'X-Men' installment.
Change Agent
New film will recall the lessons of Rwanda's genocide

A nonprofit's documentary film, "Raindrops Over Rwanda," premieres online July 18. Giving it a Facebook 'like' could result in $50,000 in charitable giving.
John Demjanjuk could be final Nazi tried for war crimes

John Demjanjuk, a 91-year-old former Ohio auto worker, was convicted in Germany's Munich district court for contributing to the death of thousands of Jews during World War II. But he was freed due to his age and time served.
Demjanjuk conviction: Top 5 Nazis still at large

The Holocaust ended more than 60 years ago, but today’s conviction of John Demjanjuk for his work with the Nazis is a reminder that many former Nazis remain at large. Here are the top five of the most-wanted Nazis still alive today.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/02
Letter to the Editor from French Ambassador

François Delattre, French ambassador to the United States, responds to a commentary piece about France's new law that bans wearing the burqa in public places.
Freida Pinto stars in Miral, a Palestinian story 'they tried to stop'

Freida Pinto, the Indian actress of Slumdog Millionaire fame, plays a Palestinian teen in Miral, a movie its distributor says 'they tried to stop.'