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Tag: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

0 Antisemitism Politics

What got forgotten was Eden Golan’s right to feel safe

Jewish Chronicle · 16 May

In the reflection by the CEO of Index on Censorship, the importance of balancing freedom of expression, the right to protest, freedom of religion, and the fundamental right to live in peace and security as a Jewish person in a post-conflict world is highlighted.

0 Politics Israel

Hillel Neuer on How the Human-Rights Industry Became Obsessed with Israel

Tikvah · 18 Jan

In this discussion, Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, explores the diverging paths of the human-rights movement and Israel.

0 Israel Politics

Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.

Deborah Danan in Forward · 15 Dec 2023

Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage in Gaza, has become a prominent advocate for Israel's hostages.

0 Politics Literature

'One Tiny Seed' — A hostage's mother penned a poem for 'a woman in Gaza'

ALanger in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the mother of a hostage held by Hamas, delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations in Geneva.

0 Ethics Politics

In turbulent times, we must keep fighting for human rights

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 8 Dec 2023

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, remains an important document that sets out the ideals of human dignity and fundamental freedoms.

0 Politics History

Universal Rights and the Particular Jew

Yehudah Mirsky in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2019

"Universal Rights and the Particular Jew" by James Loeffler explores the intersection of human rights, Jewish nationalism, and the quest for recognition and protection of the Jewish people, historically seen through figures like Jacob Robinson, Hersch Zvi Lauterpacht, and Jacob Blaustein.

0 History Politics

The End of the World That 1948 Made

Yehudah Mirsky in Tablet · 2 Jan 2019

The text discusses the pivotal events of 1948, including the creation of Israel, the promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention, and the desegregation of the U.S. military, all shaping the postwar global structure.