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U.S. Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism and Jewish Americans ahead of Hegseth visit

JL;DR SUMMARY Ahead of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the U.S. Naval Academy, nearly 400 books including those on the Holocaust, antisemitism, and Jewish American history were removed from the academy's library. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustCensorshipBook BansDiversityJewish American HistoryDefense DepartmentRace And RepresentationPete HegsethU.S. Naval Academy

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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
"At the same time as the U.S. Naval Academy removed a display honoring Jewish female graduates ahead of a visit from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, it also removed books about the Holocaust and antisemitism."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Among the removed books with Jewish content were a history of hate in America written by a former director of Boston's Jewish Community Relations Council; an academic study of Holocaust memorials through a gender lens;"

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