Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 1, 2015

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Sunday, Nov. 1, condemned remarks by an Austrian parliamentarian in which she heartily agreed with a comment posted on Facebook that “Zionists money Jews are the global problem.” Susanne Winter, a parliamentarian and member of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), wrote in response to an […]

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Jewish History

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 28, 2015

Pope 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 History

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 26, 2015

Argument 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 Bryen

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 22, 2015

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 East

Never again: Holocaust news for October 21, 2015

  P.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 East

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 17, 2015

Were 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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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 13, 2015

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, USA

Never Again: Holocaust news for October 11, 2015

Holocaust 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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