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Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response

Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht…

The Conversation

Lena Dunham sparks criticism after tweeting she wants her casket ‘driven through NYC Pride parade’

The Girls creator, 36, has been accused of ‘using allyship to glorify herself’ after tweeting her remark on Sunday

Evening Standard

Discovering my family's Holocaust deaths

It wasn't until I was an adult that I learned the truth. Then a surprising discovery filled in more missing pieces

Salon

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Holocaust survivor who escaped synagogue massacre dies

Judah Samet, a Holocaust survivor who narrowly escaped a shooting rampage at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, has died

The Independent UK

Yom Kippur is coming soon – what does Judaism actually say about forgiveness?

The Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. While the first really commemorates the creation of the world, Jews view both holidays as a chance to reflect on our shortcomings, make amends and seek forgiveness, both from other people and from the Almighty.

The Conversation

The Mancunian Way: 'A toxic staff culture'

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Manchester Evening News

Schwarzenegger calls for 'fight against hate' during Auschwitz visit

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland on Wednesday, vowing to fight hatred and discrimination and keep the story of what took place there between 1940-1945 alive.

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Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz in message against hatred

Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited the site of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp to send a message against hatred

The Independent UK

Melinda Henneberger: Ken Burns Holocaust documentary makes it harder to kid ourselves about U.S. culpability

Those who think we should tell only happy stories about America will not want to watch the new PBS Ken Burns documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.”

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On a journey of closure and renewal at Treblinka, this Holocaust survivor met a new generation of Jews

Ike Alterman, one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors, recently travelled to Treblinka where his mother and siblings were murdered. This is the story of that extraordinary trip.

Manchester Evening News

Creepy box dubbed 'world's most haunted object' said to have cursed megastar Post Malone

It's thought the Dybbuk Box contains an evil entity conjured accidentally by a Holocaust survivor with owners instructed never to open its doors

Daily Mirror

A Jazzman’s Blues review – soulful Netflix drama is Tyler Perry’s magnum opus

The divisive multi-hyphenate has delivered a surprisingly stirring period romance, a passion project for him that could spark a drastic career change

The Guardian - US

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick: How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust

A new PBS series underscores the long, deadly shadow cast by xenophobia, antisemitism, and restrictive immigration laws.

Reason

Iranian President’s Holocaust Remarks Spark Outcry in Israel

The Iranian president's comment that “there are some signs” that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research sparked an outcry on Monday from Israeli officials, who denounced the remarks as antisemitic Holocaust denial. Hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi made the comment during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes”…

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The Independent UK

Iranian president's Holocaust remarks spark outcry in Israel

The Iranian president’s comment that “there are some signs” that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research has sparked an outcry from Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors

The Guardian - US

Ken Burns: ‘We’re in perhaps the most difficult crisis in the history of America’

In a new docuseries, the film-maker looks back to the Holocaust and US apathy to make links toward where we are right now

Salon

Ken Burns makes the Holocaust personal

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein show us how America's antisemitism delayed our entry into World War II

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE FM: No Stability in the Region Without Solution to Palestinian Issue

United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the stability of the region can only be fully realized by finding a solution to the Palestinian issue. "This solution must meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, including establishing an…

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Ken Burns’ new documentary reveals painful truths about ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’

DALLAS — Eva Schloss is no stranger to Dallas. As a Holocaust survivor willing to share her harrowing life story, she appeared in Richardson as recently as three years ago. In 2002, she flew in from London to see a play about her life, "And Then They Came for Me,"…

The Independent UK

New York museums to display signs identifying art looted by the Nazis during Holocaust

The bill was signed into law in August and seeks to educate younger generations about the dark period in history

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson backs DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard migrant planes: ‘It doesn’t look that bad’

On Thursday, the filmmaker Burns had said DeSantis’ actions were coming straight from the ‘authoritarian playbook’ and was treating human lives as ‘political pawns’

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance

Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang their bells for an hour at noon the day after Queen Elizabeth II died in honor of the 96-year-old monarch and her 70 years of service as queen of the United Kingdom.

The Independent UK

New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history through signs or placards put on display with the stolen objects

Reason

How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust

A new PBS series by Ken Burns argues xenophobia, the Great Depression, incredulity toward the media, and State Department antisemitism combined to keep Jewish refugees out of America.

The Independent UK

Germany marks 70 years of compensating Holocaust survivors

The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says Germany has agreed to pay approximately $1.2 billion (euros) for home care and compensation for Holocaust survivors living around the world in 2023

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