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I spent decades straightening my ‘Jewish hair’ – until I realised I was hiding my true self

For decades I wrangled my frizz in an attempt to fit in. But amid rising antisemitism, I decided to embrace my identity, says author Diana Spechler

The Guardian - UK

German colonialism in Africa has a chilling history – new book explores how it lives on

Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism aims to bring the past into the light.…

The Conversation

Trump's "sorting" of Jews is a bad sign

"Trump has found a way to put his finger on the Achilles heel of a Jewish community," notes Sharon Nazarian

Salon

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects

The 2022 election brought the “teal wave” into parliament. The next election will test whether teals, who occupy what were Liberal seats, and other independents can maintain their momentum.

The Conversation

Australian stories are part of the Holocaust. A granddaughter writes: he ‘knew he was lucky’ to escape, but paid a high price

Two years ago, a small group gathered in the centre of Berlin to remember Max and Edith Pollnow, Jewish victims of Nazi persecution who “gave their lives so their son could make it to Australia”. The ceremony unveiled two Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones”, dedicated to their memory.

The Conversation

Israeli Prime Minister Honors Fallen Soldier In Emotional Tribute

Israeli PM Netanyahu praises IDF soldier's family story of resilience and sacrifice, honoring fallen soldiers' bravery.

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Wave of protests break out in Washington DC ahead of Netanyahu speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week has kicked off a wave of protests in the nation's capital. Police on Tuesday cracked down on Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrators who staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Netanyahu's address to Congress on Wednesday, and…

France 24

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Gaza: A Story of Love and War review – compassionate stories from both sides of the divide

Welsh-Jewish film-maker Mike Joseph records his dialogue with a Palestinian journalist that reaches across an agonising divide

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Westheimer, Trusted Authority On Sex, Dies At 96: Media

Ruth Westheimer, the wildly successful sex therapist who became a pop culture phenomenon in the 1980s with her bluntly delivered advice on how to spice up your life in the bedroom, has died, US media reported Saturday.

International Business Times

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests

An Israeli man orphaned during the Holocaust thought he would never meet any of his relatives

The Independent UK

Israel's Holocaust memorial launches new conservation facility

Israel’s national Holocaust museum is opening a new conservation facility in Jerusalem that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artifacts and works of art in a vast new building, including five floors of underground storage

The Independent UK

Russia steps up disinformation campaigns against French elections, Paris Olympics

With the Paris Olympics approaching and snap elections liable to deliver a new government, disinformation campaigns targeting France have gone into overdrive, cybersecurity experts warn. Many suspect that Russia is ultimately to blame.

Radio France Internationale

What Would a Two-State Solution Mean?

Every attempt to partition land between Israel and Palestine has failed. There are other options

The Walrus

Extreme food insecurity in Gaza

"The IPC estimates that 96% of the population in Gaza . . . are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity"

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France's tense political climate mirrors Israel's, says scholar Ilan Pappé

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has seen his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine reissued in France after a French publisher pulled it from shelves. He tells RFI that it fits with a broader political climate that limits freedom of expression, both across Europe and in Israel.

The Conversation

Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations

As Israel’s offensive in Gaza rages on, people across the entire Gaza Strip find themselves in increasingly dire circumstances, with nearly the entire population experiencing high levels of food insecurity, including malnutrition, hunger and starvation. A famine review analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported on June 25,…

Radio France Internationale

Antisemitism becomes a political football in France's election campaign

France's parliamentary elections are pitting the far-right National Rally, which counts a convicted Holocaust denier and a former Nazi paramilitary among its founding members, against left-wing parties – themselves accused of antisemitism after an equivocal response to the war between Hamas and Israel. With all sides quick to condemn the…

Salon

Texas school purges Holocaust books

"We want to protect [children] from these extremely vulgar and offensive books," activists wrote

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Supreme Court To Hear Holocaust Survivors' Property Compensation Case

Supreme Court to intervene in Hungary-Holocaust survivors property dispute over WWII confiscated property.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court will take up Hungary's bid to end lawsuit from Holocaust survivors

The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene for the second time in a dispute between Hungary and Holocaust survivors who want to be compensated for property confiscated from them during World War II

The Independent UK

How grief tourism is drawing celebrities to Israel since Hamas’ October 7 attack

Jerry Seinfeld, Elon Musk, Michael Douglas, and Ivanka Trump are a few who have visited and posed for photos

Roll Call

What Rep. Becca Balint learned from her family’s Holocaust history

“Holocaust experiences in a family impact generations,” said Balint, who was the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Farage condemned for saying influencer Andrew Tate is ‘important voice for emasculated men’

The Reform UK leader said the misogynist online influencer had raised awareness of ‘men becoming feminine’ and stood up for their ability to ‘be a bloke’

Evening Standard

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Jewish critics of Zionism have clashed with American Jewish leaders for decades

Since October 2023, American Jews have been engaged in an intense, fractious debate over Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.

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