Gene Simmons As The Guest Of Honor To Unveil The Mural Of A Polish Catholic Holocaust Hero Artists 4 Israel is expanding its series of murals honoring Righteous Among the Nations that will include Gene Simmons. Zenger · Feb 28, 2023
Can mass atrocities be prevented? This course attempts to answer the question Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023
‘Brutal’ lessons of Holocaust exposed amid fears for crisis-hit Europe Professor Dan Stone is the author of The Holocaust: An Unfinished History. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
Missouri ACLU, librarians sue over law that led to schools banning hundreds of books Missouri librarians are suing over a new law that bans sexually explicit material from schools, leading to districts removing hundreds of books — including classic novels, human anatomy texts and Holocaust history books, according to a lawsuit filed in Jackson County Court. Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023
The hundreds of desperate Ukrainian children saved by Labour peer who fled Nazis Refugee campaigner Lord Alf Dubs – himself evacuated as a child from Nazi Germany via the Kindertransport - began raising Valya Pylypenko’s case to then Home Secretary Priti Patel, in the House of Lords, to news outlets and to civil servants Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
California teacher on leave amid allegations of antisemitic lessons SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Hayward high school teacher accused of spreading antisemitic conspiracies and making the Heil Hitler salute during classes has been placed on administrative leave this week after students complained to the district about the lessons late last year. Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023
For donors, wartime Ukraine aid creates blurry ethical line Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, U.S. companies, nonprofits and individuals have responded with donations, including of equipment like bulletproof vests and drones The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Tampa Bay woman found the boat that saved her father from Nazis, now it’s in Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Holocaust Museum is a place that largely reminds visitors of the inhumanity of which mankind is capable. Two Pinellas County women who lost grandparents to the Holocaust are helping to bring a message of humanity to the museum. Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023
Showcasing Identity Has Been The Forefront Of The Jewish Community Amid Rise In Hate Crime A poll showed that 41% of the American Jewish community feel less safe than a year ago as influencers promote possible hostility. Zenger · Feb 20, 2023
1919 race riots memorial project will honor victims where they died — in streets all over city The memorials, glass bricks that will be installed on city streets, will commemorate those who suffered during some of the worst instances of racial violence in Chicago history. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023
‘Vaccine sceptics’ gather at the Carlton Club, traditional home of the Tory party The champagne reception was hosted by Andrew Bridgen MP, who had the whip removed for comparing vaccination to the Holocaust Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023
Woman found boat she believes saved her father from Nazis; now it’s in US and headed for the Florida Holocaust Museum ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Holocaust Museum is a place that largely reminds visitors of the inhumanity of which mankind is capable. Two Pinellas County women who lost grandparents to the Holocaust are helping to bring a message of humanity to the museum. Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023
"A Radiant Girl" meets the Holocaust Sandrine Kiberlain spoke to Salon about her film set in 1940s occupied France, centered on an everyday teenager Salon · Feb 17, 2023
Questions raised about BBC Panorama episode on Labour and antisemitism Letters: The programme’s John Ware and Neil Grant, and Richard Sanders, the producer of an Al Jazeera documentary that criticised it, respond to an article by George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
WEKU · Feb 17, 2023 Doug Emhoff has made antisemitism his issue, but says it's everyone's job to fight it Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is increasingly focused on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. He spoke to NPR about his historic role.
The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023 Are calls to cancel two Palestinian writers from Adelaide Writers' Week justified? The organisers of the 2023 Adelaide Writers’ Week, which starts on March 4, are under pressure to withdraw invitations to two Palestinian writers: one for her views about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the other for his views on Israel and Zionism.
Reuters · Feb 16, 2023 Dutch war archive to name suspected Nazi collaborators online The largest war archive in the Netherlands will become digitally accessible in 2025, project War in Court (Oorlog voor de Rechter) said on Thursday, worrying descendants of World War Two Nazi collaborators who fear the reopening of old wounds.
Chicago Tribune · Feb 16, 2023 Commentary: Lawmakers should leave decisions on school curriculum to the teachers “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
Zenger · Feb 15, 2023 Former South Carolina Governor Launches 2024 Presidential Bid For The White House Nikki Haley has launched her presidential bid in for the White House for the 2024 race in the Republican Primary against Trump
The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2023 The billion-dollar question: what will Adidas do with all those Yeezys? After cutting ties with Kanye West, the company faces a financial and ethical dilemma over the profit-driving sneakers
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023 This senseless lawsuit could bankrupt the Labour party and let the Tories win again The party should be focused on this terrible government. Instead it is fighting costly legal battles, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023 Writing a memoir about my brother’s death has affected my mental health Letter: This kind of writing and reflection takes a toll in various ways, says Veronica Zundel
The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023 By policing history, Poland's government is distorting the Holocaust In January 2018, the Polish parliament passed a law that imposed prison terms of up to three years of anyone who claimed Poles had any responsibility for or complicity in crimes committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Zenger · Feb 13, 2023 Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff Brings The Fight Of Antisemitism To The United Nations Emhoff calls for unity and to rally around fighting hate in the wake of the spike in violence that has influenced antisemitism.
Zenger · Feb 13, 2023 German Chancellor Makes No Mention Of Iran In Antisemitism Strategy German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands accused of whitewashing the world's top state-sponsor of Jew-hatred and Holocaust denial.