Posts Tagged: US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Columbia University Newspaper Endorses Mamdani for New York City Mayor
Columbia University's flagship newspaper, The Columbia Daily Spectator, has endorsed a far-left New York City mayoral candidate who has been accused of antisemitism and made anti-Israel...
$15 Million Gift to Help US Holocaust Museum Digitize and Expand Collections
JNS.org - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, has received a $15 million donation to help support, preserve, expand and digitize the...
Antisemitism is ‘Global Problem,’ Says UN Official in Virtual Conference on Fighting Anti-Jewish Hatred
A leading United Nations official called for greater international recognition of antisemitism and more focus on the role of social media in the spread of...
Trump Plans to Appoint Four Individuals to US Holocaust Memorial Council
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump announced his intention on Wednesday to appoint three individuals, including the son of his personal attorney—former New York City...
Trump Signs the Never Again Education Act Into Law
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump signed the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States, into law on...
Are US Detention Centers Concentration Camps or Not?
Allow me to tell you a little story about Jack and Bella Bajnon. A gentle, long-married couple, Jack and Bella lived down the block from where...
FDR Gets Credit for His Response to Kristallnacht — He Shouldn’t
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Nazi Germany. How is it that even after eight decades, some new museum exhibits,...
Citing Lessons of Holocaust, Embattled US National Security Adviser Calls for Action to End Syria Bloodshed, Highlights Iran Threat
US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster warned on Thursday of the regional threat posed by Iran. At an event at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in...
US Holocaust Museum Rescinds Award to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has rescinded its top award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to condemn and stop...
Holocaust Survivors’ Grandchildren Keep Stories Alive With Help of Vast Archives
JNS.org - As the world marks Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) this week, staffers at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) say they've seen a growing phenomenon: third-generation...
Virginia Judge Metes Out Educational Sentence to Teens Who Defaced Historic Schoolhouse With Racist Graffiti: Visiting Holocaust Museum, Reading Books by Prominent Jewish, Black Authors
A group of Virginia teens who defaced a historic schoolhouse with offensive graffiti in September was given an "unusual" sentence this week -- in the the...
Leading US Jewish Group Calls on President-Elect Trump to Come Out Stronger Against Neo-Nazi Supporters
A leading US-based Jewish human rights organization is urging President-elect Donald Trump to come out stronger against white supremacists and neo-Nazis who backed his candidacy. Speaking...
