Jewish History

Why does Trump seem to have trouble on Shabbat?

An item on the site of American journal “Vanity Fair” claims that Donald Trump makes mistakes particularly on the Shabbat when his daughter Ivanka and her husband who both observe the Shabbat cannot supervise him. According to the article, Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, is fumimg over this situation. The journalist, Emily Jane […]

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Jewish History, USA

Cardin: Trump’s Holocaust Remembrance Statement Justifies Concerns Over Bannon

Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland slammed President Donald Trump for opting not to directly mention antisemitism in his Holocaust remembrance statement. While Trump acknowledged the gravity of the historic event and vowed to do all in his power to prevent another from happening in the future, Cardin said Monday he failed to highlight the

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Jewish History, USA

Chuck Todd Admonishes Priebus: ‘Why Whitewash Jews From’ Holocaust Statement?

NBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd was surprised that Reince Priebus did not specifically mentioning the Jews when the Trump administration put out a statement honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day. Reince said, “I don’t regret the words, Chuck.” Priebus’ entire interview with Todd was combative because Priebus gaslighted the host by refuting every single chaotic

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International, Jewish History, USA

‘My dream has been realized. Israel has been restored’

The UN General Assembly on Friday held its annual International Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in the presence of Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Noah Klieger, a survivor of Auschwitz, was the main speaker at the ceremony and addressed the General Assembly. Addressing the General Assembly, Klieger recalled three dreams that he had in Auschwitz: “To survive

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

A star-studded ‘Night’ to honor Elie Wiesel in New York

Five-hour January 29 event at Museum of Jewish Heritage features diverse community reading of the slim 116-page volume that changed the world By Renee Ghert-Zand Millions have read Elie Wiesel’s landmark Holocaust memoir “Night.” When Oprah Winfrey selected it for her book club in 2006, she turned it into an instant bestseller and countless students

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials

President Trump Doesn’t Mention Jewish People In Holocaust Day Statement

The White House issued a statement Friday commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. But in a break with recent tradition, the statement didn’t make any mention of the Jewish people or anti-Semitism, only referring to the victims of the Holocaust as “innocent people.” In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly voted to observe Jan. 27 as

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Jewish History, USA

How an escape from the Nazis colored the career of Harvard’s longest-serving dean

Now retired, Michael Shinagel reflects on his family’s flight from Vienna and how he, a boy who didn’t know English until age 7, earned a PhD in literature By Rich Tenorio CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Seventy-five years ago, a young Austrian-Jewish refugee fled Nazi-occupied Europe with his parents and older brother. That 7-year-old boy named Michael

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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

MDA reunites family separated in Holocaust

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release)– Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national emergency medicine service and operator of the national blood services center, is also Israel’s national society within the international movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Under this capacity, MDA operates a division for tracing. The organization’s association with the Red Cross exposes it

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Former FBI agent details long search for ‘Devil’s Diary’

Nazis’ ‘minister of hate’ planted ‘seed’ of ideology Robert Wittman signs copies of his book detailing his search and recovery of the diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a leading architect of the Third Reich who “in some respects turned Hitler into Hitler.” Photo by Debra Rubin Many consider Alfred Rosenberg the “architect” of the Third Reich,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History

Docu on PH rescue of Jews debuts in Israel

A Filipino filmmaker will premiere this week in Tel Aviv his documentary on how the Philippines provided refuge to some 1,300 Jews fleeing from the Holocaust. According to Philippine ambassador to Israel Neal Imperial, ‘An Open Door: Holocaust Haven in the Philippines’ by Noel Izon will be shown at the Cinematheque Tel Aviv on Jan.

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘America First’: a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history

WASHINGTON — At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put “America First,” a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II. Trump started using the slogan in the later months of his campaign, and despite requests from the Anti-Defamation

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Jewish History, USA