LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –Holocaust survivor Lou Dunst could have lived life consumed by anger and resentment after his horrific experiences during World War II. He had been left for dead in the Ebensee concentration camp in Austria when United States troops broke through the gates with a military tank. Soon after his liberation […]
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Jewish History, San Diego CountyClose For a Palestinian insurgent supposedly determined to see Israel destroyed, Paul Hadweh looks remarkably like his fellow students at the University of California, Berkeley. I met the 22-year-old senior on the rooftop of a campus building, overlooking the expanse of San Francisco Bay, which glimmered in the pure light of late afternoon. He wore
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA“History has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.” – The London Times, April 14, 2000 If there is anything Dr. Deborah Lipstadt affirms after being sued for libel by a Holocaust denier, it is that there is a vast difference between truth and opinion. The professor of modern Jewish history and
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday apologized to Jews for his controversial remarks comparing himself with Adolf Hitler, but also said he did nothing wrong and reiterated his desire to kill millions of drug addicts, AFP reported. Duterte, whose bloody war on crime had already drawn international condemnation, sparked fresh outrage on Friday when he
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Jerry Klinger Would you Believe?……. “Broncho Billy” Anderson was the stage name of Gilbert Maxwell Aronson, America’s first cowboy movie star. Anderson pioneered the genre that eventually produced stars such as John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Buck Jones, and Tom Mix. Anderson also worked behind the camera as a director and producer and
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish HistoryBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — On September 1, George Frederick “Buzz” Beurling, recognized as “Canada’s most famous hero of the Second World War,” was posthumously honored by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum with the unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of his likeness at a ceremony at Hamilton’s International Airport. Among the dignitaries paying
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastPhilippines President Rodrigo Duterte has invoked Nazi Germany in his latest outburst. The leader, who backs vigilante death squads in his war on drugs, appeared to answer critics who call him a dictator by likening himself to Hitler. “Hitler massacred three million Jews. There are three million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them.
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His grave site plaque says “Jesus is Coming” By Jerry Klinger GLENDALE, California — Wednesday, September 28, at the Upper Esplanade Courtyard of the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale overlooking a spectacular vista of the valley below, hundreds of white folded seats were prepared and soon filled with Christian and Jewish attendees honoring the memory
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israeli politicians and Jewish activists here and there are calling for unity, typically behind whatever point of view they are supporting. In extremis, we hear that it is essential for the survival of Israel or the Jewish people. Yet it never takes long before we hear other Israelis or Jews
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York The following are just a few examples of how some countries became friends of Israel and the Jewish people. Let’s Start with the Catholic Church and Vatican City State After initiating inquisitions, crusades, blood libels, and brain-washing of the masses against the Jews, at the present time we
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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish HistoryOver the past few months, Chinese authorities have gradually closed down the few Jewish organizations in the city of Kaifeng, and the few hundred people who claim Jewish ancestry reportedly have been forced to celebrate, learn and pray in private. Communist China has five authorized state religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Taoism. However, since
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Jerry Klinger “Grandpa, who was the first Jewish governor in America?” “Well, Chandler, the answer it’s not that simple. The first Catholic Governor in America is not identified with a nationality or ethnicity – just American. The first Protestant Governor in America is not identified with a nationality or ethnicity – just American. Jews…
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USABy Edwin Black DETROIT, Michigan — Of the many local and regional Holocaust memorials and museums scattered across America, one stands out among the best: The Holocaust Memorial Center in suburban Detroit. For me, the legacy and future of the institution is personal. Correctly billed as America’s “first Holocaust museum,” the Detroit enterprise was conceived
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — The Holocaust Living History Workshop has announced three upcoming presentations to be delivered at the Geisel Library on the UCSD campus. Here is a short synopsis of each: The Power of One: The Holocaust in Bulgaria – with Aaron Cohen On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria officially joined the Axis
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