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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

In the Wake of Australia's Hanukkah Beach Massacre

On Sunday, two gunmen killed at least fifteen people at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, in an attack that targeted the country's Jewish community as it began its celebration of Hanukkah. At least forty more were wounded. The gunmen were father and son; the younger man is in custody and in critical condition, and the older man was killed. The gathering at Bondi Beach had been organized by Chabad, a branch of Orthodox Judaism that holds cultural and religious events around the world.
World news
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments

Holocaust survivors demand Nigel Farage admit whether he made antisemitic remarks invoking Nazi rhetoric toward Jewish classmates and apologise.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injustice - Harvard Gazette

Rosalie Abella overcame Holocaust trauma and barriers to become Canada's first Jewish woman Supreme Court justice and advanced labor, disability, and human rights law.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you agree with it'

The First Amendment can protect offensive and hateful public speech, even when that speech deeply wounds targeted communities of survivors.
Germany news
fromwww.miamiherald.com
6 months ago

As Holocaust survivors continue to vanish, one of the oldest in Miami shares her story

Lucy Lowell is among the last surviving Holocaust survivors, emphasizing the urgent need to hear their stories before it's too late.
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