Nebraska Public Media premieres ‘The Death of Zygielbojm' film, discussion

LINCOLN – Jewish political activist Szmul Zygielbojm died by suicide in London in 1943, protesting the world’s inaction to stop the Holocaust. In his suicide note, Zygielbojm wrote, “With my death I wish to express my strongest protest against the passivity with which the world watches and allows the extermination of the Jewish people.”