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Ukraine's Jews seek refuge in synagogues as Russia invades

Several hours after Odessa awoke to explosions Thursday morning, Avraham Wolff, the city's chief rabbi, got a call from a nearly 90-year-old Holocaust survivor. The man was so distressed he could barely speak.

Los Angeles Times

The NZ anti-vax movement’s exploitation of Holocaust imagery is part of a long and sorry history

During the anti-lockdown protests at parliament last year, I was told about a 15-year-old who stopped to ask someone why they were crying. The person replied they were Jewish and had been upset by Nazi imagery used by some protesters, including swastikas chalked on the ground.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify attacks in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin told the world in the lead-up to its attacks on Ukraine that his operation aimed to “denazify” Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Canadian students give Nazi salute to Jewish teacher whose parents survived the Holocaust

Toronto District School Board apologises for ‘horrific situation’

The Independent UK

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families ‘upset’ by Jimmy Carr joke, MPs told

Headteachers told the education select committee that Holocaust education could help change attitudes.

The Independent UK

Protestors against national Holocaust memorial gather outside Royal Courts of Justice

A legal challenge is taking place

Wales Online

Building Holocaust memorial in park would have ‘irrevocable’ impact

The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust, while not against the concept of the memorial, is opposed to its proposed location.

The Independent UK

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‘Right idea, wrong place’: High Court challenge to Victoria Tower Gardens location of Holocaust Memorial

The London Historic Parks and Garden Trust is now bringing a legal challenge at the High Court

Evening Standard

New national Holocaust memorial plan ‘right idea, wrong place’, court told

The proposals for Victoria Tower Gardens are opposed by the London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust.

The Independent UK

Jack Dee defends pal Jimmy Carr after controversial Netflix jokes ignites huge backlash

Jack Dee has defended fellow comedian Jimmy Carr after a joke he made about the Holocaust caused a huge backlash and promoted discourse surrounding free speech and racism

Daily Mirror

LGBT+ history: The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman – how theatre gave voice to a queer Holocaust survivor

Many Holocaust plays feature Jewish teenagers coming of age in the shadow of the death camps. Yet these works often present sentimentalised, redemptive stories, such as the 1950s production of The Diary of Anne Frank. They foreground certain narratives to the exclusion of others, such as queer experiences. Speaking testimony,…

The Conversation

Jimmy Carr fan argues with protestor over Holocaust joke outside comedian’s gig

Comic is touring UK with new show ‘Terribly Funny’

The Independent UK

What we are getting wrong in the fight against antisemitism in Britain

Anti-Jewish hate incidents are rising. But political consensus in Westminster means little without a wide anti-racist coalition, says David Feldman of the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Carr protesters appear outside gig venue following Holocaust joke

The comedian has faced a fierce backlash after his comments about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Netflix comedy special, His Dark Material, went viral.

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After a Tennessee school board banned 'Maus,' a California comic book store is donating copies

LOS ANGELES -- Inside Ryan Higgins' comic book store a few weeks ago, the sounds of British rock blared as a steady stream of customers flipped through issues and picked up their orders.

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Carr's latest stand-up show surrounded by protesters after Holocaust joke

Jimmy Carr has faced a fierce backlash after he made disparaging comments about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in his Netflix comedy special, His Dark Material, and has yet to apologise for the offensive remarks

Daily Record

Jimmy Carr stand up gig venues introduce gesture to remember Holocaust victims

In his new show the 49-year-old made an 'abhorrent' remark about the Holocaust which many were outraged about.

Evening Standard

Jimmy Carr faced with protesters over Holocaust joke outside Cambridge gig venue

Jimmy Carr faced protests over his controversial Holocaust joke outside a Cambridge venue where performed on Wednesday.

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Daily Mirror

Jimmy Carr gig venues introduce heartfelt gesture to remember Holocaust victims

During the comedian's gigs, venue will be illuminated as a mark of solidarity with the gypsy, Roma and traveller communities and to remember Holocaust victims

Asharq Al-Awsat

Whoopi Goldberg Returns to ‘The View’ after Suspension

Whoopi Goldberg returned to “The View” on Monday after a two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust, expressing surprise at some people who had reached out to her during her absence. Goldberg had been criticized for comments Jan. 31 on the daytime talk show where she said the Holocaust was…

Daily Mirror

Irish venues asked to 'reconsider' hosting Jimmy Carr after sick Holocaust joke

Jimmy Carr's 'abhorrent' Holocaust joke has left thousands of Irish fans fuming, and ahead of his Ireland tour, venues have been asked to cancel his shows

The New Daily

‘I am back!’: Whoopi Goldberg returns after Holocaust suspension

Whoopi Goldberg has returned to The View after her two-week suspension over controversial comments and subsequent apologies about the Holocaust.

ABC News

Whoopi Goldberg returns to The View after suspension over comments about the Holocaust

Whoopi Goldberg had been criticised for comments on the daytime talk show where she said the Holocaust was not about race, but rather about man’s inhumanity to others.

Daily Mirror

Whoopi Goldberg returns to The View after apologising for Holocaust comments

Whoopi Goldberg returned to The View on Monday, after the Sister Act star's controversial comments about the Jewish race during the Holocaust in 1941 to 1945 landed her in very hot water earlier this month

Chicago Sun-Times

Whoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View’: ‘I am back’

Goldberg had been criticized for comments Jan. 31 on the daytime talk show where she said the Holocaust was not about race, but rather about man’s inhumanity to others.

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