Jewish History

The Balfour Declaration and the Problem of the Jews

  By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — The Royal Albert Hall in London is a magnificent concert and arts venue.  The foundation stone of the great hall, capable of seating over 5,700, was laid by Queen Victoria in 1867.  The Royal Albert Hall was built upon the land and home of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, an […]

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East

Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrage

An Indonesian museum that allowed visitors to take selfies with a life-size wax sculpture of Hitler against a backdrop of Auschwitz concentration camp has removed the exhibit following international outrage, the manager said Saturday. De ARCA Statue Art Museum in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta drew swift condemnation from rights groups after details of the

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International, Jewish History

To honor WWII vet, seafaring Torah scroll to sail on new US Navy supercarrier

By Rich Tenorio As Americans give thanks to their military veterans, a unique Torah scroll aboard the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will honor one veteran in particular — and it’s the centerpiece in remembering 100 years of outreach efforts to Jewish servicemembers. On November 29, in Norfolk, Virginia, the JCC Association of North America

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Jewish History, USA

Nazi Display At Indonesia Museum Sparks Outrage

A wax figure of Adolf Hitler at the De Mata Museum in Indonesia is attracting international backlash. The statue stands in front of a photograph of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Teenagers are reportedly taking gleeful selfies with the figurine, which the museum defended as a “fun” way to interact with photogenic displays. According to the

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International, Jewish History

Grandson of famous Jewish WWII partisans makes resistance meaningful today

By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — For Matthew Bielski his saba and savta (grandfather and grandmother) were nothing short of modern day Maccabees. As the grandson of Jewish partisans Sonia and Zus Bielski, Mattthew Bielski, 33, frequently heard stories about surviving frigid winters deep in the Nalibaki forest, in northwestern Belarus. He also heard

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International, Jewish History, USA

German museum shows art from vast trove hidden for decades

BONN, Germany – Some 250 art works that a reclusive collector hid from the world for decades, including pieces likely looted from Jewish owners under Nazi rule, are on show at a German museum. The paintings being shown starting from Thursday at Bonn’s Bundeskunsthalle – including works by Albrecht Duerer, Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

New Anne Frank Play Doesn’t Mention Jews And Nazis

It’s Anne Frank—without the Jews or the Nazis! A Dutch production of a new take on the diary-writing young girl will open amid criticism from Jewish groups this week for erasing the Frank family’s Jewish identity and failing to mention the Nazis who killed Anne and her sister in a concentration camp. Frank, of course,

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Thousands of pro-Palestinians march in London against Balfour

By TOI staff Several thousand pro-Palestinians marched through the streets of London on Saturday to protest the centenary of the historic Balfour Declaration that helped lead to the creation of the Jewish state. The marchers held signs reading “Free Palestine” and Justice for Palestine,” while they chanted “Free, Free Palestine and “Occupation no more.” There

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Dual exhibitions lift veil on Nazi-era art hoard

Portions of the spectacular art collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since World War II in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting Thursday. “Gurlitt: Status Report”, which displays around 450 works by masters including Monet, Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso, aims to shed a light

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Leading Arab Israeli researcher of the Holocaust says it’s ‘in my DNA’

By Dov Lieber It took Asfahan Bahloul, a leading Arab Israeli researcher of the Holocaust, quite some time to formulate how she feels when she sees Israeli jets soaring over Auschwitz. She had to think about it for weeks. And then a few more days. She finally sent her answer by email, to which this

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Ahead of Balfour 100, UK enshrines Churchill’s headstrong case for Israel

By Robert Philpot LONDON — Deep beneath the main London road of Whitehall lie the cabinet war rooms. From this bunker, surrounded by a military and civilian staff who rarely saw daylight for the five years of World War II, Winston Churchill commanded Britain’s war effort. Now a museum to the country’s wartime savior, this

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International, Jewish History, Middle East