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The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it flows like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational.

The Communist Party banned lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from membership beginning in 1938 when it cast them off as "degenerates." It persisted in this policy until 1991. During this sixty-year ban, gays and lesbians who did join the Communist Party were deeply closeted within it, as well as in their public lives as both queer and Communist.

"Por trás da rigidez há sempre qualquer coisa escondida: em numerosos casos, uma vida dupla." Ao pronunciar estas palavras, o papa Francisco tornou público um segredo que esta investigação vertiginosa explora, pela primeira vez, com grande detalhe. No armário do Vaticano expõe a decadência no coração do Vaticano e na Igreja Católica atual. Um trabalho brilhante baseado em quatro anos de pesquisas rigorosas, que inclui entrevistas com dezenas de cardeais e encontros com centenas de bispos e padres.

Is God a sadistic torturer? Coldhearted judge? Genocidal maniac? Unfortunately, our popular caricatures often make him out to be. God has some skeletons in the closet. At least, that's what many of us fear. "How can a loving God send people to hell?" "Isn't it arrogant to believe Jesus is the only way to God?" "What is up with holy war in the Old Testament?" These are difficult questions that our family, our friends, our culture - even we ourselves - are asking.

For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be discreet about their lives but—make no mistake—they were everywhere, both in front of and behind the camera. On the eve of the twentieth century, in Thomas Edison’s laboratory, one of the earliest attempts at a...

Medical history is rife with instances of abuse, exploitation, and explicit racism. Our medical system is a product of the history that built it. In this podcast, we explore medical history as a means to contextualize current healthcare disparities and consider our role in addressing these as OBGYN resident physicians

Crime Closet brings you the cruelest and most heinous crimes in the United States!

Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.

"Skeletons in the Closet: Family Secrets" unearths the hidden history of my great-uncle, Guy Banister—a former FBI agent and WWII spy under the infamous J. Edgar Hoover, with ties to legendary names like Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, and Eddie Bentz. But his own legacy would take a darker turn when he became entangled in one of the most controversial conspiracies of the 20th century: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.