Jewish History

Never again: Holocaust news for October 7, 2015

Paris Mayor Pledges Fight Against Anti-Semitism NEW YORK (Press Release)– Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has signed on to Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, an AJC initiative calling on municipal leaders across Europe to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “The City has a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism, otherwise it will develop in the […]

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 2, 2015

AJC salutes 25th anniversary of German reunification NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the 25th anniversary of German unification on October 3. To mark the occasion, AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “We remember as if it were yesterday the remarkable events of 1989 when the Berlin Wall

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International, Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news of Sept. 25, 2015

Dachau’s makeover: ex-Nazi death camp houses refugees amid Europe’s crisis (JNS.org) A portion of the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau is being used to house dozens of refugees, the German town’s mayor says. The concentration camp, which bears the infamous inscription “Arbeit Macht Frei”—“Work Will Set You Free”—has seen its former herb garden turned into

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International, Jewish History

Susiya’s Jewish history not open to debate

By Steve Kramer SUSIYA, Israel — The non-governmental organization (NGO) Regavim* concentrates on preserving Israel’s land on both sides of the 1949 Armistice Line. Along with that, Regavim schedules tours throughout the Land of Israel to acquaint Israelis and tourists with our historical homeland. We went on such a tour recently, to Susiya, located in the

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Jewish History, Steve Kramer

Memoir relates journey from Hasidism to lesbianism

Uncovered by Leah Lax; She Writes Press; © 2015; ISBN 978-1631529955; $16.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This touchingly written, respectful yet controversial, woman’s odyssey from unhappy, repressed childhood to Hasidism and thence, in middle age, to freedom and the personal security found in lesbianism, is bound to be earnestly debated by readers.

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History