Posts Tagged: holocaust
Kristallnacht: A Lesson in How Incitement and Propaganda Lead to Horrific Violence
On November 9-10, 1938, the Nazis began destroying thousands of Jewish properties and homes throughout Germany. The onslaught became known as Kristallnacht -- the “Night...
Left-Wing Activist Slammed by Jewish Org for Claiming Attention Is Only Paid to the Holocaust Because Victims Were European
A prominent left-wing activist was criticized by a top American Jewish organization on Sunday for claiming on social media that the Holocaust is only considered...
Texas School Official Tells Teachers to Present ‘Opposing’ Views on Holocaust Material Due to State Law
A Texas school administrator last week told teachers that a new state law would require them to present "opposing" perspectives when teaching about the Holocaust,...
Human Rights Activist Sharansky Warns of ‘Efforts to Erase Memory of the Holocaust’ on 80th Anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre
Ukrainian born Israeli human rights activist Natan Sharansky warned of "rising efforts to erase memory of the Holocaust" as the world commemorated the 80th anniversary...
Top Canadian Jewish Organization Denounces Failure to Punish Nazi War Criminal Who Died This Week at 97
A top Canadian Jewish organization has denounced Canada’s failure to deport a former member of a Nazi death squad who died Wednesday without punishment, calling...
The Netherlands Unveils Its First National Holocaust Monument
A monument listing 102,163 Dutch victims of the Holocaust was unveiled by King Willem-Alexander in Amsterdam on Sunday, the first national memorial to be built...
‘A Sign of Faith’ in Jewish German Life: University of Potsdam Opens City’s First Synagogue Since the Holocaust
The city of Potsdam opened its first synagogue since the Holocaust on Wednesday, nearly 83 years after the last Jewish house of worship was destroyed...
Group of ‘Alarmed’ Holocaust Survivors, Descendants Press California Lawmakers on New Ethnic Studies Bill
Over 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants issued an open letter on Thursday asking the California lawmakers to oppose a bill that would make ethnic...
University of South Carolina to Open First US Anne Frank House: ‘She Was One of Six Million’
The University of South Carolina plans to build the first Anne Frank Center in North America, the school announced on Monday, connecting students and the...
Treblinka: The Uprising the World Forgot
In some ways, we're more aware of the Holocaust than ever before. Memorials to it stand in cities around the world. Oskar Schindler and Anne...
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...
Why the Armenian Genocide Matters Today
April 24th was the annual commemoration date of the Armenian Genocide. It marked the systematic annihilation of approximately 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of...
Holocaust Memorials Are Monuments Against Civilization’s Enemies
The American Jewish community is a leader in Holocaust commemoration. Why? To teach the lesson -- “Never Again” -- of course. Yet skeptics still scoff: why...
Can Yom HaShoah Affect the Ways We Think About Medical Ethics?
We are living in the time of the “Fauci Effect.” This is not the experience of turning on the television and being bombarded with medical...
