Category Archives: Holocaust

The Voyage Of The Damned

According to Wikipedia: In 1939, during the build-up to World War II, the St. Louis carried more than 900 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany intending to escape antisemitic persecution. The refugees first tried to disembark in Cuba but were denied … Continue reading

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The Zone of Interest (2-25-24)

01:00 What if John Kerry went back in time to Auschwitzin 1944 and convinced the commandant not to gas and cremate Jews for the sake of the environment04:00 Auschwitz 07:20 Historian reviews The Zone of Interest, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsQgNyESaiE09:00 The Zone of … Continue reading

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Holocaust and Genocide Denial: A Contextual Perspective

Here are some highlights from this 2017 book: * While David Duke remains a committed Holocaust denier and anti-Semite,68 other prominent figures within white nationalism and ‘race realism’ either do not advocate denial or have openly queried its utility, despite … Continue reading

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The Israeli Mind: How the Israeli National Character Shapes Our World

Alon Gratch writes in this 2015 book: In one version, the victim continues to reexperience the traumatic event in nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, the startle response, and so on, while in the other, he numbs himself to any feelings and withdraws … Continue reading

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Teaching The Holocaust

From the Claremont Review of Books: * I have observed substantial variations among schools in their approach to the Holocaust. Jewish schools are more likely to place the Holocaust in historical context by reviewing the long history of European anti-Semitism, … Continue reading

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