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0 Education Holocaust

South Carolina school district restricts Holocaust graphic novel for middle-graders, citing new state law

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 10 Sep

A school district in Columbia, South Carolina, has removed "We Survived the Holocaust," a graphic novel about Holocaust survivors, from its middle school curriculum citing recent state guidelines on educational materials.

0 Education Literature

Prominent Jewish book-ban advocate says Florida’s crackdown on ‘frivolous challenges’ won’t deter him

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 21 Feb

Bruce Friedman, a Jewish father in Florida, has actively advocated for book bans in public schools, successfully pushing for the removal of Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation among other titles.

0 Antisemitism Education

A South Carolina school district removed ‘The Fixer,’ a classic novel about antisemitism with its own history of school controversies

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 19 Jul 2023

In South Carolina, a parent affiliated with Moms for Liberty, a conservative group, sought to remove nearly 100 books from local school shelves, including Bernard Malamud's novel "The Fixer," citing explicit content concerns.

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Moms For Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in its newsletter

BCohen in Forward · 23 Jun 2023

The Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, a group that has advocated for book bans in school districts, apologized for quoting Adolf Hitler in its newsletter.