Holocaust studies

Mark Zuckerberg, There's No Denying It! Holocaust Survivors From Around The Globe, Supported By The Claims Conference, Make Personal Appeals To Facebook CEO: Remove Holocaust Denial Posts

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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In the first-ever digital campaign driven by Holocaust survivors, the message to Zuckerberg is clear: "Holocaust denial posts on Facebook are hate speech and must be removed!"

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  • In the first-ever digital campaign driven by Holocaust survivors, the message to Zuckerberg is clear: "Holocaust denial posts on Facebook are hate speech and must be removed!"
  • The Claims Conference, which advocates and secures compensation and social services funding for Holocaust survivors around the world, has argued that Holocaust denial is intentional and therefore a violation of Facebook's own community standards.
  • "Most of my family was murdered, as well as many of my friendsYou must know that Holocaust denial is nothing short of hate dialogue.
  • My mother, my father and my little brother Thomas were murdered by the NazisThis is my story, there is no denying it."

Mark Zuckerberg, There's No Denying It! Holocaust Survivors From Around The Globe, Supported By The Claims Conference, Make Personal Appeals To Facebook CEO: Remove Holocaust Denial Posts

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Historical negationism, Holocaust studies, Articles, Software, Operating systems, The Holocaust, Censorship in Germany, Holocaust denial, Facebook, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Hate speech, Legality of Holocaust denial

In the first-ever digital campaign driven by Holocaust survivors, the message to Zuckerberg is clear: "Holocaust denial posts on Facebook are hate speech and must be removed!"

Key Points: 
  • In the first-ever digital campaign driven by Holocaust survivors, the message to Zuckerberg is clear: "Holocaust denial posts on Facebook are hate speech and must be removed!"
  • The Claims Conference, which advocates and secures compensation and social services funding for Holocaust survivors around the world, has argued that Holocaust denial is intentional and therefore a violation of Facebook's own community standards.
  • "Most of my family was murdered, as well as many of my friendsYou must know that Holocaust denial is nothing short of hate dialogue.
  • My mother, my father and my little brother Thomas were murdered by the NazisThis is my story, there is no denying it."

Gripping New Book Chronicles Life of Holocaust Refugee and Challenges Faced in Different Countries While Searching for Identity

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Aftermath of the Holocaust, The Holocaust, Demography, Holocaust studies, Holocaust historiography, Humans, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Heyman, Refugee, Responsibility for the Holocaust, Holocaust survivors

The book also blends Heymans personal experiences with scholarly theories about language, nationality, and identity to better understand the long-term struggles and challenges immigrants face.

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  • The book also blends Heymans personal experiences with scholarly theories about language, nationality, and identity to better understand the long-term struggles and challenges immigrants face.
  • As refugees, Heyman and her family were constantly on the go, running from the Nazis as they shadowed them wherever they went.
  • Although I lived through the war, the war did not live through me and while I was a refugee from the Holocaust, I could never call myself a Holocaust survivor, said Heyman.
  • This remarkable account historically, politically, socially, and educationally challenges readers to seek joy and hope in times of despair and loss.

Claims Conference-Funded Films Provide Virtual Holocaust Education

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Monday, April 20, 2020
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In light of social distancing requirements and schools moving education to online formats, these Claims Conference-funded films are intended to provide students a virtual "fieldtrip," allowing them to watch limited-access films, a dynamic group discussion with Holocaust experts and hear direct testimony from Holocaust survivors related to the films.

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  • In light of social distancing requirements and schools moving education to online formats, these Claims Conference-funded films are intended to provide students a virtual "fieldtrip," allowing them to watch limited-access films, a dynamic group discussion with Holocaust experts and hear direct testimony from Holocaust survivors related to the films.
  • Holocaust survivor, Aviva Blumberg, a survivor from the Warsaw ghetto, will start the panel discussion by sharing her personal story.
  • Additional subject matter experts include: Roberta Grossman, Writer, Director and Producer; Nancy Spielberg, Executive Producer; and Gretchen Skidmore, Director of Education Initiatives at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  • About the Claims Conference:The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Tel Aviv and Frankfurt, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Holds Virtual 2020 Annual Days of Remembrance Ceremony

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will lead the nation in the Days of Remembrance with a Virtual National Commemoration on Tuesday, April 21, at 11 a.m. EDT, to honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will lead the nation in the Days of Remembrance with a Virtual National Commemoration on Tuesday, April 21, at 11 a.m. EDT, to honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
  • "Seventy-five years ago this spring, U.S. and other Allied troops liberated camps across Nazi-dominated Europe," said Museum director Sara J. Bloomfield.
  • The week-long Days of Remembrance was first held in 1979 and then later established by Congress as the nation's commemoration of the Holocaust.
  • A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires leaders and citizens to confront hate, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.

Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities Awarded Jo Cox Memorial Grant

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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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She championed many vitally important causes, such as the prevention of mass atrocities and the protection of women's rights.

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  • She championed many vitally important causes, such as the prevention of mass atrocities and the protection of women's rights.
  • More than seventy years after the Holocaust, genocide and other mass atrocities remain a constant threat to global peace and security.
  • The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities formerly known as the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation is honored to announce that it has been awarded a Jo Cox Memorial Grant, one of the most prestigious grants for work on atrocity prevention.
  • AIPG is committed to making Jo Cox's vision a reality through the creation of a world that prevents genocide and other mass atrocities.

75th Anniversary of Hungary's Liberation From the Fascist Occupation Was Celebrated in Budapest

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Friday, February 14, 2020
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Historians organized a tour of well-known battle sites and a lecture about the liberation of Budapest and the mission of the Red Army in it.

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  • Historians organized a tour of well-known battle sites and a lecture about the liberation of Budapest and the mission of the Red Army in it.
  • Another important stop of the tour was the Holocaust Victims memorial "Shoes on the bank of Danube," erected in 2005.
  • Massive executions of Jews in Budapest continued until early 1945, with executions in the thousands taking place on the Danube bank to avoid interments.
  • These are the facts we wanted to deliver to Russian citizens, to citizens of other countries touched by the war.Such horrors must not be repeated."

Article - Parliament pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
The Holocaust, Human rights abuses, Holocaust studies, Racism in Europe, Genocide, Holocaust historiography, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Liliana Segre, Responsibility for the Holocaust, Aftermath of the Holocaust, Holocaust victims, Auschwitz concentration camp

The European Parliament opened the plenary session of Wednesday 29 January with a solemn ceremony in memory of the six million victims of the Holocaust.

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  • The European Parliament opened the plenary session of Wednesday 29 January with a solemn ceremony in memory of the six million victims of the Holocaust.
  • Whenever we read in newspaper articles of acts of violence, attacks, or racist insults, we must consider these attacks addressed at each of us.
  • In her speech, Liliana Segre, Italian senator for life and survivor of Auschwitz, said: I am extremely moved to be here in the European Parliament.
  • The term Holocaust refers to the mass murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Acquires Sobibor Perpetrator Collection

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today announced an important new addition to its collection.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today announced an important new addition to its collection.
  • The Sobibor Perpetrator Collection provides an unprecedented view into the operations of one of the six killing centers Nazi Germany established for the sole purpose of murdering Jews.
  • The Sobibor Perpetrator Collection consists of 361 photographs and dozens of paper documents.
  • A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.

Stunning Survey Of French Adults Reveals Critical Gaps In Holocaust Knowledge; 25% Of Millennials Have Not Heard ­- Or Don't Think They Have Heard - About The Holocaust

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Matthew Bronfman, Claims Conference Task Force Chair for the Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, commented,"It is devastating to learn that younger generations do not understand the impact of the Holocaust.

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  • Matthew Bronfman, Claims Conference Task Force Chair for the Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, commented,"It is devastating to learn that younger generations do not understand the impact of the Holocaust.
  • Similar to the Austria survey, France survey respondents revealed a conflict about their country's Holocaust legacy.
  • An overwhelming number of French respondents (58 percent) believe that France was both a victim and a perpetrator of the Holocaust.
  • 45 percent of Millennials are unaware of the French government's collaboration with the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.