Suspended Liberal MP to return, vows to 'defend women' Victorian MP Moira Deeming has no plans to leave the Liberal party after she was suspended by the leader following her attendance at an anti-trans rights rally. AAP · Apr 18, 2023
Holocaust survivor finds her place among Israeli protesters Esther Paran navigated her way in a wheelchair through the throngs of Israelis marching through Tel Aviv in protest at government plans to overhaul the country's judicial system. Reuters · Apr 18, 2023
AP News Digest 3:30 am Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Israel remembers 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust Israelis have ground to a halt for a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust as a two-minute siren wailed across the country The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Watch as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a two-minute siren Watch as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with the sound of a two-minute siren on Tuesday 18 April. The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Holocaust survivors, descendants join forces on social media More than 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants are participating in a new social media campaign that illustrates the importance of passing on the Holocaust survivors’ testimonies as their numbers dwindle The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: An act of desperate resistance by Polish Jews It is one of the most emblematic events of World War II. On April 19, 1943 a handful of Jewish fighters revolted against Nazi barbarism that had methodically undertaken the deportation and extermination of 400,000 Jews crowded into the Warsaw ghetto since July 1942. Three weeks after the final uprising,… France 24 · Apr 18, 2023
Israel president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023
Israeli president urges nation to unite on Holocaust memorial day President Isaac Herzog called for unity during Israel's annual Holocaust commemorations on Monday as the nation remains deeply divided over plans by the far-right government to implement a judicial overhaul. Reuters · Apr 17, 2023
Families in UK to light 30,000 candles to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day UK Yom HaShoah remembers the six million Jews killed in The Second World War and sees families light yellow candles - each one marking the life of someone who died Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2023
How Shure Helps Bring History to Life at the Sydney Jewish Museum The Shure Stem Ecosystem helps to transform the life stories into interactive biographies. AVNetwork · Apr 14, 2023
Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary Tova Gutstein was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched an uprising against the Nazis The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
‘Bigoted vitriol’: Florida Republican urged to resign over offensive trans remarks Conservative lawmaker issues partial apology for calling trans people ‘demons and imps’ during hearing on bathroom bill The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023
Israeli Holocaust memorial criticizes deal with Poland Israel’s national Holocaust memorial has criticized a new agreement renewing Israeli school trips to Poland, saying it recommends a number of “problematic sites” that distort history The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023 Defying the Holocaust didn't just mean uprising and revolt: Remembering Jews' everyday resistance Richard Glazar insisted that no one survived the Holocaust without help. To this Prague-born Jewish survivor, who endured Nazi imprisonment at Treblinka and Theresienstadt, plus years in hiding, it was impossible to persevere without others’ support. Glazar conceded that some of his fellow Treblinka survivors were “loners,” but he nevertheless…
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023 Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida high school School officials removed the illustrated version of the popular diary after a conservative advocacy group said it minimized the Holocaust.
Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2023 War hero who brought Nazi death squads to justice at Nuremberg passes away aged 103 Benjamin Ferencz was just 27 when he became chief prosecutor for the US, bringing to justice members of the Einsatzgruppen - the Nazi death squads who murdered indiscriminately
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Graphic version of Anne Frank book removed by Florida school A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust
Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023 Last living Nuremberg prosecutor and South Floridian Ben Ferencz dies at 103 BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials, has died at age 103, his son confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Reuters · Apr 8, 2023 Ben Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103 Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials in Germany that brought Nazi war criminals to justice after World War Two and a longtime apostle of international criminal law, died on Friday at age 103, NBC News reported, citing his son.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023 WWE apologizes for Auschwitz image in promo: ‘Had no knowledge of what was depicted’ World Wrestling Entertainment is apologizing for using an image of the Auschwitz concentration camp in a WrestleMania 39 promo for wrestler Dominik Mysterio.
Fortune · Apr 7, 2023 Kanye West's private school only fed sushi for lunch and banned chairs and utensils so students had to eat with their hands on the floor, teachers claim in lawsuit The only two Black female teachers at Kanye West's Donda Academy say they were fired in retaliation. They also claim the Holocaust was omitted from lessons.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Florida removes book about Anne Frank from school libraries A conservative Florida parent censorship group complained about the book titled “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation”
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr files to run for president The environmental lawyer previously had to apologise for comparing vaccine mandates to Holocaust
The Conversation · Apr 3, 2023 Kanye West and Wyndham Lewis: how 'cancellation' affected two artists, a century apart It may seem like the modernist painter and writer Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) and Kanye West (the rapper and onetime presidential hopeful now known as Ye) have little in common. But their stories are connected: both are known for making controversial statements about the Nazis.