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0 Antisemitism Politics

Germany’s antisemitism czar says slogans like ‘From the river to the sea’ should be illegal

Shira Li Bartov in Forward · 21 Nov

Felix Klein, Germany's Antisemitism Commissioner, has proposed legislation to criminalize pro-Palestinian slogans like "From the river to the sea," arguing they pose a threat to Israel and, by extension, are antisemitic.

0 Antisemitism Politics

‘Jews are banned from entering here!’ sign in German shop window spurs international backlash

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 19 Sep

A blatantly antisemitic sign in a bookstore window in Flensburg, Germany, has sparked international outrage, including a lawsuit threat from Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid.

0 Literature History

The Magic Mountain Is Still Magic

Jonah Raskin in Tablet · 5 Sep

Jonah Raskin reflects on the enduring allure of Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain," coinciding with its recent translation for its upcoming centennial in 2024.

0 Holocaust History

Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 of complicity in Nazi crimes, dies at 99

JTA Staff in JTA · 8 Apr

Irmgard Furchner, former secretary to an SS commander at the Stutthof concentration camp, has died at 99, following her conviction last year for complicity in Nazi war crimes.

0 Holocaust History

This devastating story of a hidden child during WWII will change how you think about France and the Holocaust

Aviya Kushner in Forward · 2 Jan

Alfred J. Lakritz's memoir "Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survival" delivers a gripping account of his life as a hidden child in Nazi-occupied France, exploring the complexities of survival, collaboration, and heroism.

0 History Philosophy

The Miracle of the Light

Meir Soloveichik in The Free Press · 26 Dec 2024

The powerful photograph taken in 1931 by Rachel Posner, showing a menorah opposite a swastika, symbolized the Jewish resistance against rising Nazi power and underscored a broader theological battle.

0 Music Culture

The Life and Timeline of George Wein

Forward · 22 Jul 2015

George Wein, a pioneering figure in the jazz festival world, was born in 1925 in a Jewish suburb of Newton, Massachusetts.