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Jewish movie showing in SLO led to accusations of antisemitism. What happened?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1750+ words) On a Friday evening in early August, about 120 people packed into the social hall of the Unitarian Universalists church in San Luis Obispo, all gathered to watch the film, "Israelism." The documentary explores the journey of two young American Jews…...
Holocaust Museum Houston offers free admission, hosts 'Beyond Duty' panel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) The Holocaust Museum Houston is offering free admission on Tuesday for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed each year on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. The United Nations General Assembly designated Jan. 27 as the day of remembrance to…...
Honoring the victims of the Holocaust on Yom Ha Shoah
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (52+ words) Bernard Cherkasov, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center CEO, joins CBS News Chicago on Yom Ha Shoah. Join Ariel and the gang live at 1 p. m. ET as we keep the week rolling with another stacked. .. Bernard Cherkasov, Illinois Holocaust Museum and…...
The Number on Her Arm: Remembering the Holocaust when the witnesses are gone
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) My wife still remembers seeing the number in her third-grade classroom. Not a lesson plan. Not a textbook chapter. A tattoo on her teachers forearm - the mark the Nazis used after reducing a human being to inventory. It was dehumanization…...
When is Passover 2026? What to know about dates, meaning and traditions
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (304+ words) Jewish'people in Texas and around the world will begin celebrating Passover this week, a multi-day holiday that commemorates the Israelites" freedom from slavery in Egypt. The holiday falls in the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, typically in March…...
What is Passover?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (333+ words) Passover, the eight-day Jewish holiday, begins today and ends on Thursday, April 9. The celebration remembers the Israelites" escape from slavery under Moses" leadership, who famously parted the Red S. .. Passover, the eight-day Jewish holiday, begins today and ends on Thursday, April…...
Ford Middle School students to hear Holocaust survivor's daughter speak
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (493+ words) Albert F. Ford Middle School eighth-grade students are set to attend a presentation on the Holocaust as part of their ongoing Expeditionary Learning (EL) Education pilot curriculum, "Voices of the Holocaust," according to a community announcement. Author Irene Stern Frielich, the…...
Personal stories, mementos help these young students learn about the Holocaust
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) Not every kid gets a chance to query an author or peek at personal mementoes of someone they've read about, but some Grade 6 and 7 students in Toronto had the opportunity on Tuesday at an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day....
Holocaust books gifted to Clover High School library
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (85+ words) Clover High School will be receiving $500 worth of books related to the Holocaust, which is part of an initiative with the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust. Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism The…...
A look at Holocaust education in schools across Arizona
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (204+ words) In our State of Education report, we're taking a closer look at Holocaust education in Arizona schools. Back in 2021, former Governor Doug Ducey signed a bipartisan bill into law - House Bill 2241 - which requires Arizona students to learn about the Holocaust…...