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A column by Abby Zimet
A column by Abby Zimet

Out of Darkness, Into (Exceedingly Garish) Light: There She Is, Miss Holocaust Survivor

We...can't...even. But they could. Teetering precariously between a lofty "celebration of life" and a macabre "one step short of Big Brother Auschwitz," Romanian-born Salina Steinfeld, 86, was just crowned "Miss Holocaust Survivor 2021" in a jubilant if surreal contest organized by an uber-Trumper and Evangelical Christian Zionist who touts the chance for survivors of genocide to "tell their stories," albeit while primped, coiffed and slathered with make-up by an army of cosmetic wizards. And this year, for the first time, fans could vote online - by clicking on a Yellow Star.

Abby Zimet · Nov 16, 2021

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