Jewish American Heritage Month

admin | April 11, 2024

Judy Rakowsky Judy Rakowsky When a bill was introduced last month in the Pennsylvania Senate to make Holocaust education uniform and mandatory, a survivor spoke at the Pennsylvania State Capitol about the need for teaching children about the industrialized genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II. The Holocaust must be taught forever and ever, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann said

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admin | March 30, 2024

(JTA) Jewish actress and writer Lena Dunham is the latest Hollywood star to discover that her family has ties to the Holocaust on the PBS celebrity genealogy series Finding Your Roots. Dunham, the sometimes controversial comedian who was born to a Protestant father and a Jewish mother, has previously described herself as very culturally Jewish, and she stars in a forthcoming film, Treasure, that features a family grappling with its Holocaust history.

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admin | March 13, 2024

Ive always loathed Russia: its regime, its remnants of enduring Stalin-worship, its rulers century of malign influence on the world. The cold-blooded autocrat Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine is all too redolent of the USSR, is succeeding in his aim of shattering the security and stability of Europe

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admin | March 13, 2024

By PJ Grisar, The Forward A24 The historical drama The Zone of Interest focuses on the SS Nazi Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Hss who lives with his family in a home next to the concentration camp.

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admin | March 13, 2024

(March 6, 2024 / JNS) A majority of countries have made no progress on Holocaust art restitution over the last quarter century, a report released on Monday shows. Twenty-four of 47 countries surveyed have made minimal to no progress in art and cultural property restitution, compared to only seven countries that have made major progress in the field

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admin | March 1, 2024

Progressive Judaism communities supporting Ukraine   The Movement for Reform Judaism

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admin | February 27, 2024

Biden urges Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send 'urgent' aid to Ukraine and Israel   The Associated Press

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admin | February 26, 2024

We help Holocaust victims and their heirs recover Nazi-looted art. Heres how the lessons weve learned can help Ukraine reclaim its cultural property stolen by Russia   Fortune

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admin | February 9, 2024

Where the Money Is Going in the New Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill   The Wall Street Journal

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admin | February 9, 2024

Senate advances $95 billion in aid to Ukraine and Israel after rejecting border deal   USA TODAY

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