for Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Education ›

0 Education Holidays

University of Pennsylvania refuses to move commencement from Shavuot amid Jewish students’ complaints

Forward

The University of Pennsylvania faced controversy for scheduling its commencement ceremony during Shavuot, a major Jewish holiday, sparking backlash from Jewish students and alumni.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Politics

Community | The IHRA definition isn’t perfect. But its critics aren’t making things better.

Forward

Mark Goldfeder critiques the efforts of the Nexus Task Force in proposing a replacement for the established IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Holocaust ›

0 Holocaust Gender/Identity

The Missing Stories of Sexual Abuse During the Holocaust

Esther Dror in Tablet

The article explores the deeply entrenched narrative of suspicion regarding female Holocaust survivors and the sexual abuse they may have experienced, a topic often shrouded in silence and stigma.

Editors' Note

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by Matt Sienkiewicz

April 7's Short Reads

Tablet Photographic Evidence Shows Palestinian Leader Amin al-Husseini at a Nazi Concentration Camp

Forward Remembering Rabbi Robert Marx, who marched with King, called on Jews to side with the oppressed

Tablet The Fighting Women of the Warsaw Ghetto

Tablet The New Wellness World Order

Tablet Adapting Untold Holocaust Stories for Young Readers

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