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European Parliament unveils its first Holocaust memorial Holocaust

European Parliament unveils its first Holocaust memorial

The work, unveiled during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Brussels, quotes from Yad Vashem’s art collection. (January 26, 2023 / JNS) The European Parliament building in Brussels now has its first-ever Holocaust memorial—a reproduction of Felix Nussbaum’s 1939 oil painting “The Refugee” from Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance…
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January 26, 2023
Twitter insufficiently anti-antisemitic, German lawsuit alleges Holocaust

Twitter insufficiently anti-antisemitic, German lawsuit alleges

The company did not remove anti-Jewish, including Holocaust-denying, content, say the plaintiffs. (January 26, 2023 / JNS) A lawsuit filed in Germany—where Holocaust denial is illegal—accuses Twitter of failing to sufficiently police antisemitic tweets. The suit, which the European Union of Jewish Students and nonprofit HateAid filed jointly in a…
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January 26, 2023
Nazi-appointed Jewish Councils largely exonerated in transnational comparative study Holocaust

Nazi-appointed Jewish Councils largely exonerated in transnational comparative study

For many decades following World War II, the Jewish Councils appointed by Europe’s Nazi occupiers have been blamed for allegedly collaborating in the Holocaust. However, in a newly published transnational and comparative study, Dutch historian Laurien Vastenhout demonstrates that Jewish Councils had virtually no ability to alter Germany’s plans to…
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January 26, 2023
Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Doubling Down on Holocaust Views Holocaust

Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Doubling Down on Holocaust Views

Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Holocaust Views ... 'I'm Still Learning' 12/27/2022 3:39 PM PT Whoopi Goldberg is rolling out a much-needed apology ... after making claims about the Holocaust that many found incredibly antisemitic. Whoopi offered her "sincere apologies" Tuesday, telling Rolling Stone, "It was never my intention to appear…
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December 28, 2022
Whoopi Goldberg Clarifies Recent Comments About Jews, Race & The Holocaust: “I Believe That The Holocaust Was About Race” – Updated Holocaust

Whoopi Goldberg Clarifies Recent Comments About Jews, Race & The Holocaust: “I Believe That The Holocaust Was About Race” – Updated

UPDATED with statement: Whoopi Goldberg issued a statement to Deadline today after an interview she did with the Sunday Times of London sparked a strong response from the ADL and other organizations which combat anti-Semitism. In the statement, Goldberg indicates that, in the interview, she was simply recounting what she…
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December 27, 2022
Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes for Unintended ‘Rehash’ of ‘Offensive’ Holocaust Comment Holocaust

Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes for Unintended ‘Rehash’ of ‘Offensive’ Holocaust Comment

"I believe that the Holocaust was about race," Goldberg said in an apology statement Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing, once again, for her comments about the Holocaust. In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Goldberg appeared to repeat her past controversial view that the Holocaust “wasn’t originally” about race, immediately garnering…
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December 27, 2022