71 years later, Bergen- Belsen survivors reunite in New York City By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –Two Holocaust survivors, one who made his home in Ireland after the war and the other who made his home in New York, met for the first time face to face in a heartfelt ”reunion” in Manhattan […]
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Jewish HistoryPope Francis condemns anti-Semitism ROME (Press Release) – Pope Francis welcomed more than 100 leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Wednesday and issued a strong condemnation of anti-Semitism. At a private audience with WJC President Ronald S. Lauder in the morning, the pontiff made it clear that outright attacks against Israel’s existence are
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International, Jewish HistoryThe Mufti and the Holocaust, revisited By Ben Cohen/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — “If a man was a Jew, it was good enough for him to be killed or stamped out,” wrote a senior British official serving abroad to his superiors in London in 1929. From where was this gentleman—Major Alan Saunders—writing his dispatch? From
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Jewish HistoryArgument over Hitler and the Mufti is a distraction By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, set off a firestorm on October 21 by saying that the Mufti of Jerusalem had actually planted the idea of exterminating the Jews in Hitler’s mind; that Hitler would have simply ousted them from Europe.
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Jewish History, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –As I watch the heart rending plight of the refugees from North Africa in tiny boats desperately trying to reach safety and freedom in Europe – who could not be moved? And so many more tearing themselves away from home and country – leaving the anarchy of Syria and environs;
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Jewish HistoryEve Gerstle, 100, last known Jewish survivor of Wiesbaden Editor’s Note: We received the unhappy news on Friday, October 23, 2015, that Eve Gerstle had died two days earlier. A Holocaust survivor who lived to see her 101st birthday, Gerstle was well-loved in her adopted San Diego community. In her memory, we reprint this story
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JERUSALEM (WJC) — A delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) met with Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, to discuss a number of issues. The meeting was also attended by the Baltic country’s foreign minister, Linas Linkevičius. Grybauskaitė told the WJC-ICFR
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastP.M. Netanyahu distorts Holocaust history By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Binyamin Netanyahu, the son of a respected historian, should know better than to distort history for his political purposes. Addressing the Zionist Congress currently in session in Jerusalem he said that Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews, only to expel them from
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Jewish History, Middle EastWere other genocides comparable to the Holocaust? LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Was the Holocaust unique, or was it a catastrophe comparable to other genocides? This question has engaged historians for decades and is the topic of a lecture by Norman Naimark, who specializes in modern Eastern European history and the history of ethnic
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By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Al Gore was awarded the year 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming. Also nominated was Irena Sendler for “rescuing the most vulnerable of an oppressed minority from the horror of totalitarian mass murder”. During
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What did Ben Carson really say about guns and the Holocaust? By Abraham H. Miller/JNS.org The explosive controversy over Ben Carson’s remarks about Jews and guns illustrates a new low in media spin. Carson is a Republican presidential nomination frontrunner, and the legacy press needs to undermine his credibility. Therefore, the controversy is not remotely
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Jewish History, USAHolocaust film nominated for an Irish Oscar By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, TAIWAN — A Holocaust documentary produced by Gerry Gregg for Irish TV and titled Close to Evil has been nominated for the Irish Film and Television Academy(IFTA) awards, dubbed the ”Irish Oscars” in Dublin, and the awards ceremony is set to take place on October 22, according to
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UCSD announces Holocaust Living History Workshop schedule LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — For the eighth consecutive year, the University of California, San Diego Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLWH) will host a series of educational events to broaden understanding of the past, foster tolerance, and preserve the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
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Jewish HistoryJewish Identity: The Challenge of Peoplehood Today by Ruth Shamir Popkin, Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem; ISBN 978-965-229-671-9 ©2015, $24.95, p. 272, plus Notes, Sources, and Index (also available in Kindle) By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — From the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt in the second century to 1948 and the establishing of the State
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