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Tag: Hiroshima

0 Literature Israel

New Books Examine Our Post-10/7 Landscape

Bryan Schwartzman in Hadassah · 28 Aug

In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, several new books have emerged to shed light on personal stories from this tragic event, invoking comparisons to how John Hersey's "Hiroshima" brought individual narratives to the forefront of public consciousness after the atomic bombings in World War II.

0 Politics Israel

Michigan congressman says he wasn’t advising nuclear war after telling Israel to approach Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 1 Apr

Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg faced criticism after suggesting that Israel should handle Gaza swiftly akin to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, clarifying he wasn't advocating for nuclear war, rather emphasizing the need to end conflicts quickly to protect civilians.

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Her father documented the devastation at Nagasaki and Hiroshima — now she's considered an honorary second-generation survivor

ALanger in Forward · 7 Aug 2023

Leslie Sussan, the daughter of Herbert Sussan, a filmmaker who documented the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is considered an honorary second-generation survivor of the bombings.

0 History Ethics

One of our greatest peacemakers didn't speak about his Jewishness; he didn't have to

Diane Cole in Forward · 16 Jan 2023

Norman Cousins, the influential editor of the Saturday Review, was a passionate advocate for peace and anti-nuclear activism.

0 Holocaust Communities

Just Outside Hiroshima, a Holocaust Education Center Flourishes

Yardena Schwartz in Tablet · 14 Jun 2018

In Japan, a unique connection exists between the Japanese Christian community and Israel, highlighted by the story of Reverend Makoto Otsuka and his Holocaust Education Center in Fukuyama City, just outside Hiroshima.

0 History Culture

Mrs. Herskovitz’s Kimono

Robert Rand in Tablet · 3 Aug 2017

"Mrs. Herskovitz's Kimono" explores the interconnectedness of history and personal identity through the lens of the author's father's and father-in-law's wartime experiences.

0 Holocaust History

Global memory culture: From Hiroshima to Auschwitz

Tel Aviv Review · 11 Dec 2015

Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, a professor of history, discusses the parallel cultures of commemoration stemming from the Hiroshima and Auschwitz catastrophes in a conversation with host Gilad Halpern.

0 Science History

Warren Kozak in Tablet · 16 Jul 2015

Seventy years ago, in July 1945, the first nuclear bomb test, codenamed Trinity, took place in New Mexico, marking the beginning of the nuclear age.