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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

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 26 Jun

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.

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Dallas ‘Maus’? Or are the NBA Finals making you see things?

Louis Keene in Forward · 5 Jun

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

BCohen in Forward · 12 Sep 2023

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

Forward · 29 Jan 2022

A rural Tennessee school board's decision to remove the graphic novel Maus from its curriculum has sparked backlash.

0 Holocaust Education

No, Anne Frank’s diary would not be an adequate replacement for ‘Maus’ in Tennessee schools

Forward · 29 Jan 2022

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.

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All the Jewish Superheroes

Forward · 29 Sep 2014

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.

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Arie Kaplan in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic explores Art Spiegelman's journey from creating humorous Wacky Packages and underground comics to his seminal graphic novel "Maus," depicting the Holocaust with Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.