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Walz on the Holocaust

Emes Ve-Emunah · 7 Aug

The discussion revolves around Tim Walz's views on Holocaust education, where he advocates for teaching the Holocaust in the context of human rights abuses rather than focusing on its uniqueness.

0 Education Holocaust

Tim Walz wrote a master’s thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school’s approach drew criticism

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 7 Aug

Tim Walz, now the governor of Minnesota, has a background in education and a strong interest in Holocaust and genocide education.

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USC athletes get crash course on antisemitism in trip to Poland

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 2 Aug

University of Southern California athletes were given a crash course on antisemitism during a trip to Poland as part of the USC Student Leadership Summit organized by the Shoah Foundation.

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In ‘Here There are Blueberries,’ playwright Moisés Kaufman focuses on the perpetrators of the Holocaust

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 19 May

"Here There Are Blueberries" by playwright Moisés Kaufman delves into the perspective of Holocaust perpetrators through the discovery of a photo album from Auschwitz.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Barron Trump: American Caesar? Plus. . .

Oliver Wiseman in The Free Press · 2 May

The text discusses various topics including a Gaza encampment at a college campus, the perceived future role of Barron Trump as an American Caesar according to online memes, controversies surrounding NPR CEO Katherine Maher, and external actors' involvement in campus protests, particularly related to pro-Palestine activism.

0 Politics Communities

Herb Kohl, former Jewish senator from Wisconsin and Milwaukee Bucks owner, dies at 88

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 28 Dec 2023

Herb Kohl, a former Jewish senator from Wisconsin and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has passed away at the age of 88.

0 Holocaust Literature

The song, and the Holocaust survivor, behind the year’s most stunning moment in film

PJ Grisar in Forward · 19 Dec 2023

The article discusses the song "Sunbeams" and its significance in the film "The Zone of Interest."

0 Holocaust History

‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Lied

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 29 Apr 2015

Bernadette O'Connell recently donated photographs taken by her grandfather, Pinckney Glasgow McElwee, during the liberation of Dachau in 1945 to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

0 History Holocaust

My Very Own Tisha B’Av

Marla Brown Fogelman in Tablet · 4 Aug 2014

The author reflects on how her experiences at a Labor Zionist youth camp shaped her Jewish identity, particularly in relation to observing Tisha B'Av.