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Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus,’ ‘The Fixer’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint
A Texas school district in the Rio Grande Valley agreed to remove 676 books, including ones like Anne Frank's Diary, Maus, and The Fixer, following demands from conservative groups focused on issues of sexuality, race, and the inclusion of books with Jewish themes.
The article discusses how the Dallas Mavericks' jerseys in the NBA playoffs have drawn comparisons to the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman due to a visual resemblance between the team name and the word "Mavs."
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‘Maus,’ Nazi parallels and a Shylock reference make appearances at Senate hearing on book bans
A Senate hearing on school book bans recently took place at Capitol Hill, where the debate on parental control over children's access to books in schools and libraries was discussed.
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The great ‘Maus’ giveaway is on as bookstores, professors and churches counter Tennessee school board’s ban
A rural Tennessee school board's decision to remove the graphic novel Maus from its curriculum has sparked backlash.
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No, Anne Frank’s diary would not be an adequate replacement for ‘Maus’ in Tennessee schools
In Tennessee, the decision to ban Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" from the eighth-grade curriculum due to content concerns has led to debates about the effectiveness of using it as a Holocaust teaching tool compared to Anne Frank's diary.
The article discusses the work of comics scholar Steve Bergson, who explores comic books with Jewish content, highlighting various Jewish superheroes and stories within the comic book world.