Holocaust

(RNS) — Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life congregation has chosen internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to design a new building for the site where 11 Jews were gunned down in the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. Libeskind, the architect behind such high-profile projects as the master plan for New York’s…

Vandalism hit a Holocaust memorial in Portland, Oregon, where police said they found spray-painted anti-Semitic symbols on the memorial and throughout the neighborhood Sunday morning. Swastikas among other graffiti desecrated the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park as the Portland Police Bureau currently investigate the incident. "The damage to the…

Rep. Liz Cheney was chastised by several male GOP colleagues following her vote to impeach Trump. Rep. Norman of South Carolina told Cheney that she had "a defiant attitude," according to The Times. Cheney refused to apologize for her vote and the caucus decided to keep her in leadership. See…

AFTER “HAMAS, HAMAS, JEWS TO THE GAS” CHANTS, DUTCH CHIEF RABBI AND MAYOR OF ARNHEM SET FOR FRANK, DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY TOWN HALL MEETING WITH VITESSE FANS After supporters of Arnhem based Vitesse football club were heard chanting “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas” ahead of a game against Amsterdam…

People who cast insults against Islam’s prophet Mohammed should be treated the same way as those who deny the Holocaust, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday. He added that claiming “freedom of speech” is no protection against hurting the feelings of observant Muslims. Speaking after a week of violent…

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 18/04/2021 - 10:49 Pakistan PM Imran Khan speaking at a news conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 19, 2020. © Mohammad Ismail, REUTERS Western governments should treat people who insult the Prophet Mohammed the same as those who deny the Holocaust,…

Raoul Peck’s 2014 drama, Murder in Pacot, is a sweaty, outdoor masterpiece. It is set amid the ruins of a stylish, modern home in the chaotic days after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; the couple who own it endure a Beckettian reversal of fortune. Played by the graceful Ayọ and the…

Windsor resident Salomon Smeer survived the Holocaust, but his mother did not. He's one of the reasons the Windsor Jewish Federation is condemning recent swastika signs in the community as "outrageous and unnecessary." Author of the article: Dalson Chen Saloman Smeer, 83, a Holocaust survivor originally from Holland, is seen…

Bill Maher went on an extended rant about the “depressing” lineup of Best Picture nominees at the Oscars this year, pinning blame on “virtue signaling” among Hollywood liberals. “You couldn’t have a worse time at the movies if there was an active shooter in the theater,” Maher says, during the…

Israeli officials expressed their condolences after the British Royal Family announced the death of 99-year-old Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth, on Friday. “My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to HM Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Prince of Wales, the Royal Family and the people of…