Warsaw Ghetto

Holocaust Remembrance Association: Kingwood March of Remembrance Remembers Warsaw Ghetto 80th anniversary while Uprising Against Antisemitism on Yom HaShoah

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Saturday, May 6, 2023

KINGWOOD, Texas, May 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Along with Dallas Texas' well attended and inspiring March of Remembrance on April 16 at SMU, the twelfth March of Remembrance Houston took place on Sunday, April 23rd . Over 300 students and community members of all ages, along with government leaders remembered, reconciled and took a stand against modern-day antisemitism. The day ended with a celebration of life, honoring rescuers, upstanders, World War 2 veterans, liberators and those who survived. Texas is making a stand.

Key Points: 
  • The theme of this year's March of Remembrance is "Uprising Against Antisemitism" in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
  • Over 300 students and community members of all ages, along with government leaders remembered, reconciled and took a stand against modern-day antisemitism.
  • The day ended with a celebration of life, honoring rescuers, upstanders, World War 2 veterans, liberators and those who survived.
  • The Holocaust Remembrance Association includes the Holocaust Garden of Hope, Upstander Stones Project and Scholarship opportunities.

ADVOCATES FOR PHYSICIANS' RIGHTS WARNS OF DANGERS OF AB 2098

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A bill up for signature by Governor Gavin Newsom essentially criminalizes free speech by subjecting doctors – who speak out against the COVID-19 narrative – to penalties. 

Key Points: 
  • Medical and human rights advocates are saying "Not on our watch."
  • Through laws, the Nazis abolished these civil rights and destroyed German democracy.
  • Later in the War, the regime even sentenced people to death for listening to foreign radio stations."
  • And Governor Newsom should veto AB 2098 forthwith unless he's looking to rack up a new title as King of a Rising Fourth Reich.

Mithal al-Alusi Receives AJC's Jan Karski Award

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Monday, June 3, 2019

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Mithal Jamal Al-Alusi, an Iraqi politician who has reached out to Israel and world Jewry, was honored today with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Jan Karski Award.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Mithal Jamal Al-Alusi, an Iraqi politician who has reached out to Israel and world Jewry, was honored today with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Jan Karski Award.
  • "Little has deterred Mithal, including personal tragedy, from pursuing his conviction, and we are pleased to honor Mr. al-Alusi again."
  • The prestigious Jan Karski award was presented at the AJC Global Forum, the signature annual event of the leading global Jewish advocacy organization.
  • The Jan Karski award is named after the renowned Polish diplomat who played an instrumental role in Poland's anti-Nazi resistance movement during the Holocaust and in seeking to focus world attention on the Nazi Final Solution against the Jewish people.