Holocaust

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Less than 24 hours after being fired from Disney’s “The Mandalorian” for a social media post that that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate, Gina Carano announced that she signed a movie deal with conservative website The Daily Wire. According to the announcement,…

“The desecration of any memorial is extremely unacceptable, moreover the kind of memorials which are related to the minorities living in the city," said the mayor of the city. Polish born Mordechai Fox, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, wears a yellow Star of David on his jacket during a ceremony marking…

Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of The Mandalorian cast after many people online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate. Cast member Gina Carano poses at the premiere for the…

Gina Carano’s days on The Mandalorian are over. The former MMA fighter turned actor has been fired from her role as Cara Dune on the popular Disney+ streamed Star Wars spinoff series. This news came just hours after Carano once again made a controversial social media post, this time on…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of “The Mandalorian” cast after many online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate. A spokesperson with the production company said…

Former Strikeforce and Elite XC star Gina Carano is out of a job after a series of controversial posts made on her social media account. The 38-year-old former fighter has been dropped from her role as Rebel trooper Cara Dune on the Star Wars spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” which currently…

Topline Actress Gina Carano has been dropped from the Disney+ Star Wars show, The Mandalorian after she shared a post on social media comparing the treatment of Republicans in the U.S. to Jewish people during the Holocaust, Lucasfilm announced Wednesday night, after several users on social media had demanded her…

On a trip to Warsaw, Poland, in 2019, Richard Freund confronted the history of resistance against the Nazis at a Holiday Inn. Freund, an archaeologist, and professor of Jewish Studies at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, was led by the hotel manager into the basement. “Lo and behold,” Freund says,…

A man walks past a billboard advertisement for YouTube on October 5, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images YouTube removed a neo-Nazi organization from its platform following an inquiry from Insider. The group had recently hosted former Democratic lawmaker Cynthia McKinney. YouTube also removed the personal account of the…