Posts Tagged: Holocaust denial
Holocaust Remembrance: Responsibilities for All Society
When I began my career nearly 50 years ago, Holocaust remembrance events were few and far between. One of my first assignments out of graduate...
‘Sex and the City’ Reboot Accused of ‘Bad Taste’ for Holocaust ‘Hoax’ Joke on Remembrance Day
Fans of the "Sex & The City" reboot "And Just Like That..." reacted on social media to the awkward timing of a comment denying the...
United Nations Set to Vote on Israeli Resolution Against Online Holocaust Denial
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote this Thursday on an Israeli resolution that seeks to define and counteract Holocaust denial on social...
Auschwitz-Birkenau Site Vandalized With Antisemitic, Holocaust Denial Graffiti
Wooden barracks at the Auschwitz II -Birkenau death camp memorial site in Poland were vandalized with antisemitic phrases as well as Holocaust denial slogans, staff...
To Fight Holocaust Denial, Facebook Searches of Key Words in 12 Languages Will Prompt Authoritative Info
Facebook users searching for information about the Holocaust in 12 languages, including German, Arabic and Chinese, will now be directed to authoritative information on an...
Iran’s State Media Says Jews Are the Problem — Not Israel
Iran's Al Alam TV again showed that its problem isn't with Israel -- but with all Jews. An article railing against the UAE cooperation with Israel...
Palestinian Ambassador Draws Harvard Invite Despite a Sketchy Record on Antisemitism
Husam Zomlot has tried to explain away a comment denying the Holocaust, rationalized the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s policy of paying families of terrorists, and minimized...
German Judge Silences Neo-Nazi Gunman Who Attacked Synagogue on Yom Kippur After He Denies Holocaust
The neo-Nazi on trial in Germany for an attempted massacre in October 2019 of worshipers attending Yom Kippur services in the central city of Halle...
Alton Brown — When Apologies for Antisemitism Aren’t Enough
Last week, Food Network personality Alton Brown apologized for his antisemitic tweets referencing the Holocaust, a development that many of his fans -- including those...
Pushing Holocaust Denial, Iranian Media Claims Jews Perpetrated Sixth-Century Genocide in Yemen
i24 News - Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency recently published an article that claimed that Jews were responsible for a historic “Holocaust.” According to The Jerusalem...
Ayatollah Khamenei Tests Twitter’s Policy on Holocaust Denial
i24 News - Just two weeks after social media giant Twitter said it was going to start removing posts that deny the Holocaust, Iran’s Supreme...
Can France’s Courts Learn From Facebook in the Fight Against Antisemitism?
JNS.org - Who is more effective in the fight against resurgent antisemitism: Facebook or the French judiciary? I’m asking this particular question because of two separate...
Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial as It Gains Traction on Social Networking Platforms
Holocaust denial is growing at an accelerated rate. For anyone who hasn’t read through the outrageous beliefs of deniers, it is an eye-opening experience. Whereas...
Survey Reveals 23% of Young Americans Believe in Some Form of Holocaust Denial or Minimization
A new survey revealed a major lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among young Americans, including that almost a quarter of respondents believed in some...
