Two characters qualify in a metaphorical sense as budgerigars: Morrie, a Jewish boy whom we watch become a budding concert pianist, and Hilde, a Christian girl whom we admire as she develops into an artist. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel Traces Two German Families Through World War II Read More »
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A weekly wrap of ADL’s reports, updates and analysis on antisemitism around the world. [Press Release]
ADL’s July 3 Briefing on Most Recent Developments in the Battle against Antisemitism Read More »
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July will be a busy month at various Jewish congregations around the county. Other Jewish venues will also be busy with programming. Here’s lookahead. [Cailin Acosta]
Busy July at the Congregations and Other Jewish Venues Read More »
Cailin Acosta, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAHolding Jews – much less a Holocaust museum – responsible for the wartime actions of a foreign government is unacceptable and straightforwardly antisemitic. [Press Release]
7 Holocaust Museums Say They’re Being Targeted by Vandals Read More »
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“Being here and seeing how many people are affected by Yom HaZikaron, how everyone knows someone who is fighting or has fought in the Israeli Defense Forces themselves…to see then how that commitment translates to a passion for the country on Yom Ha’atzmaut was really special.” [Press Release]
SDJA Students Return from Tours of Poland, Israel Read More »
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Following more than a year of conservation work at the Auschwitz Museum Conservation Laboratories, over 3,000 of approximately 8,000 shoes belonging to children murdered at German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz have returned to display. [Press Release]
Murdered Children’s Shoes Back on Display at Auschwitz Read More »
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President Biden accused former President Trump of being an admirer of Adolf Hitler, and Trump accused Biden of favoring Palestinians over Israelis in a wild, hard-swinging debate Thursday night moderated by CNN reporters/ anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, who are both members of the Jewish community. [Donald H. Harrison]
Biden, Trump Clash in First Debate Over Israel, Charlottesville Neo-Nazis Read More »
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The tour guides were not Jewish and referred to the inhabitants of the quarter as “Our Jews.” They would point out highlighted areas in the German towns where the synagogues had been. One town even had a memorial in what had been the Jewish quarter that consisted of a permanent cement outline, 40 x 20 feet, of a former shul. [Ben Dishman]
Visits to Cities along the Danube: Both Depressing and Enlightening Read More »
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Alongside Holocaust denial and expressions of antisemitism, which have both been increasing around the world, the prestigious Weiss-Livnat International Program for Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa is currently experiencing a global cyber-attack, in response to the registration campaign for the academic year 2024-25. [Press Release]
Anti-Israel Protesters Now Targeting Holocaust Education Programs Read More »
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For the second year in a row, there was love, joy, education and Jewish solidarity June 15 at the annual Cooper Family Juneteenth Freedom Festival at San Diego’s Memorial Park. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Jewish and Black Solidarity on Display on Juneteenth Read More »
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The just-released report, published by UNESCO in partnership with WJC, explores the ethical and educational benefits and challenges that AI, and especially Generative AI (GAI), have on Holocaust memory, education and the spread of Holocaust denial and distortion. [World Jewish Congress]
WJC, UNESCO Weigh Benefits, Threats of AI to Holocaust Education Read More »
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Even famous actors like Mark Ruffalo joined the cacophony of lunacy, sharing on X that “4 [hostages] for 274 including kids. It’s a sinful equation that keeps repeating,” ignoring the fact that the majority of those killed were in fact Hamas terrorist fighters harboring hostages purposefully in a densely populated civilian area. [Joshua Lafazan]
Third Generation Holocaust Survivor Reflects on Israeli Hostage Rescue Read More »
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Anne Frank (June 12, 1929 – February or March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is a celebrated diarist who described everyday life from her family’s hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. One of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust,
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Anne Frank Read More »
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