The extermination of some six million Jews, as well as other groups such as Poles and gypsies, by Nazi Germany during World War II.
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At a time when the rhetoric around Israel/Palestine is at a fevered pitch throughout all aspects of daily life, this lucid and succinct book couldn't be more needed. Raja G. Khouri, a Palestinian, and Jeffrey J. Wilkinson, a Jew, are the co-authors who...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM PDT
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Every once in a while, a small group of neighbors come together to share a meal, drink some wine (or libation of choice) and mostly talk about general nonsense with a sprinkle of politics, religion or whatever third rail of social interaction gets...
by MKSinSA
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on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 11:56 AM PDT
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Last week, the previously unknown individual behind a popular neo-Nazi web comic known as Stonetoss was identified on Twitter/X by antifascist researchers from the Anonymous Comrades Collective. This was followed by a concentrated campaign by Twitter/X...
by VPSReports
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on Thu Mar 21, 2024 at 04:15 AM PDT
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Perhaps someone more eloquent and more intelligent than I can write a story about it here to document what the Holocaust was and to commemorate those who were killed simply for being Jews. Not in...
by McCrowlerr
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on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 10:15 AM PST
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The image above is not “poetic license” or exaggeration for the sake of satire. “Moms for Liberty” actually did have “Maus” banned from school libraries; and their stated reason for doing so was because the graphic novel had an image of a naked mouse...
by Perlinator
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on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 01:43 PM PST
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Welcome to what is the 1275th original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where we’ll be profiling Heidi Sampson, who is the sitting representative for District 137 of the Maine House of Representatives, and from 2016-2022,...
by republicinsanity
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on Thu Jan 04, 2024 at 11:25 PM PST
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Did you know that there was a refugee camp in upstate New York during WWII? It housed 982 refugees from Europe, almost all of them Jews. It was the only one of its kind. I didn't know about the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter before I moved to...
by wasplover
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on Thu Jan 04, 2024 at 03:57 PM PST
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Cross-posted to my Substack, The Janovsky Report Today is the anniversary of the death of my great uncle, Dr. Iliazar Israel Schaechter, (above, c. 1930), so I am lighting a Jewish Memorial (Yahrzeit) candle in his memory. He was a hero physician in...
by Bethesda 1971
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on Sat Dec 23, 2023 at 01:50 PM PST
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Background This set of stories is inspired by Masha Gessen, who is the winner of the Hannah Arendt prize. If you don’t know who they are, I recommend using google, and then reading some of Hannah Arendt’s work. This link will take you to to Masha...
by SevenStrings
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 12:39 PM PST
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I received a WhatsApp message the other day asking me to sign a petition demanding the Obama Foundation cancel the scholarship of a student for posting the above commentary on a photo of students demonstrating with Israeli and IDF flags. The people...
by thewavethatiam
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on Thu Dec 14, 2023 at 09:28 PM PST
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I’m not sure the phrase, “Just when you think they can’t go any lower. . .” even applies anymore. I’m beginning to suspect there is an active competition on the far-right to see who can embrace fascism in the most in-your-face way possible. In a 32 to...
by hakuchi
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on Sun Dec 03, 2023 at 07:44 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Nov 24, 2023 at 10:08 PM PST
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk 's post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, maintaining Sunday that he wasn't ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 02:05 PM PST
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Since the Hamas attack of October 7, it seems like streamed events examining the situation in Israel/Palestine have multiplied exponentially. The conversation has shifted, and Jewish friends and colleagues who previously thought the issue was...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 04:59 PM PST
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Can any of us summon our humanity? In these 5 weeks of grisly war, the defenders of each side carry 2 blood-soaked, polarized histories. Protests erupt daily calling for “ceasefire” and justice for aggrieved, uprooted Palestinians. What’s startling,...
by joan reports
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on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 06:58 AM PST
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‘History is repeating itself’ 99-year-old Holocaust survivor issues warning as he returns to Germany This story is something everyone should read. Especially in light of what is happening in Europe and elsewhere around the globe. We should always be wary of falling into the same pit that brought about the Holocaust. For Walter, it began in Germany....
by friedbones
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 09:56 AM PST
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People like us, living in a vibrant liberal democracy, remained quiet, in the shadows. They, in their silence, in their invisibility, allowed Adolph Hitler to rise to power in pre-WWII Germany. Hitler came to this position after being imprisoned for...
by 40ford
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on Sun Nov 05, 2023 at 01:34 PM PST
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When she was fighting to get “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” banned from a local high school library last spring, Jennifer Pippin, a Florida Moms for Liberty chapter head, claimed ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Sat Oct 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel's son says when VP Biden said Never Again at dad's death, he meant it This is a testament to the character and integrity of President Joe Biden. Willie Giest (whom I view as a real and serious journalist and respect) said, " Elisha I want to begin with you as we just heard the words of your father. Speak, if you would,...
by Dem
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on Fri Oct 20, 2023 at 11:32 AM PDT
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For my "friends" who support the murder of Israeli Jews because "Occupation," the answer is simple: Just give Jews back the land taken from them in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic,...
by David B
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