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MLK Day: Recalling an early Zionist protest against racism

For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive Jewish contributions to the movement for African-American civil rights-from Jewish... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    News    January 24, 2014

Ariel Sharon's forgotten legacy: Jews marching to the White House

Although Ariel Sharon will be remembered primarily for his achievements on the battlefield and his decisions as an Israeli political leader, an often-overlooked aspect of his legacy was his impact on... Full story

 

Was Walt Disney anti-Semitic?

Actress Meryl Streep has reignited a debate that has simmered below the surface in Hollywood for decades: Was Walt Disney anti-Semitic? The occasion was the annual awards event of the National Board... Full story

 

Cartoonists who spoke out against Kristallnacht

“I could scarcely believe that such a thing could occur in a 20th century civilization,” President Franklin Roosevelt declared in the wake of the Nazis’ Kristallnacht pogrom, which devastated the German Jewish community 75 years ago this... Full story

 

Would 1943 Holocaust advocacy work today toward Iran sanctions?

A tried-and-true method for lobbyists whose cause is opposed by the U.S. president is to bypass the White House by going to Congress. It worked for Jewish activists in 1943. But will it work in the current battle over sanctions on Iran? Seventy... Full story

 

Yom Kippur in the shadow of death

Holocaust memoirs and eyewitness testimony record how Jews living under Nazi rule repeatedly took extraordinary risks to mark Yom Kippur in some way. Despite the grave dangers involved, and even though Jewish law permits eating or performing labor... Full story

 

Recalling the Rosh Hashanah 1943 Holocaust escape of Danish Jews

As the final minutes of Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13-year-old Leo Goldberger was hiding, along with his parents and three brothers, in the thick brush along the shore of Dragor, a small fishing village south of Copenhagen. The year was 1943, and... Full story

 

The Holocaust messenger who confronted FDR

Seventy years ago this month, on July 28, an eyewitness to the Nazi atrocities against Europe’s Jews brought the horrifying news directly to the most powerful man on earth. It was the moment that... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    Opinions    July 5, 2013

Evian: Symbol of Holocaust failure, but hope for African refugees? 

The name “Evian” will forever be remembered as the site of an international conference, 75 years ago last week, that was supposed to save the Jews of Germany—but instead sealed their doom. Evian, however, should also be remembered for its link... Full story

 

When Helen Keller confronted the Nazis

June 27 was Helen Keller Day—the annual occasion when students across America learn about the disabilities activist whose remarkable achievements inspired her generation, and every generation... Full story

 

U.N. nominee highlights Obama's genocide problem

The nomination of Samantha Power for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has drawn the Jewish community’s attention to her controversial 2002 remark about hypothetical U.S. action against Israel to protect Palestinians from genocide. But... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    Opinions    May 24, 2013

FDR used IRS against Jewish activists

The news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly targeted conservative groups has brought renewed spotlight on a 2010 lawsuit filed by the pro-Israel group Z Street, which alleges it was also singled out by the IRS when applying... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    Opinions    May 17, 2013

Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?

During his visit to China last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was “one of the few places that opened its gates” to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    News    May 10, 2013

The U.S. Holocaust museum at 20: Confronting tough issues

When President Bill Clinton stepped to the podium at the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago, most of the audience no doubt expected him to offer the usual generalities about the importance of not... Full story

 
 By Rafael Medoff    News    April 5, 2013

'Hatikvah' in the Holocaust: A song of hope in a time of despair

A national anthem written more than 50 years before the birth of the state for which it was composed, “Hatikvah” has served as a source of hope and inspiration for Jews who have found themselves... Full story

 

Passover, peace, and Palestine: An Arab-style seder in 1920s Long Island

Passover at Irma Lindheim’s Long Island home in the 1920s was not your standard Jewish holiday experience. There was plenty of matzo ball soup and brisket, to be sure. But the dining room was... Full story

 

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