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Why a Lack of Holocaust Knowledge Among Millennials and Gen Z Puts Us at Risk of Repeating History
A new study showed how disconnected younger generations have become from the realities of the Holocaust. Professor of Modern Jewish History Deborah Lipstadt explains why that is so dangerous.
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Holocaust Survivors Call on Zuckerberg to Delete Deniers
The rise of Holocaust deniers on social media platforms has been deeply painful to the elderly survivors of the genocide. These survivors are now taking to Facebook with the hashtag #NoDenyingIt to call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust deniers from the company’s platforms
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Holocaust Survivors Call on Mark Zuckerberg to Delete Deniers From Facebook
The rise of Holocaust deniers on social media platforms has been deeply painful to the elderly survivors of the genocide. These survivors are now taking to Facebook with the hashtag #NoDenyingIt to call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust deniers from the company’s platforms.
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German Court Convicts Nazi Guard 75 Years After WWII
A court in Hamburg, Germany, convicted former Nazi guard Bruno Dey of being an accessory to the murder of over 5,200 prisoners during World War II.
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Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration To Be Conducted
A virtual commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day will be conducted Sunday by the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, remembering those who perished, honoring those who survived and marking the 75th anniversary of liberation and the end of the Holocaust. The program, titled “75 Years After Liberation: Turning Memory into Action” will begin at 2 p.m. Registration can be made…
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Auschwitz Survivors Warn of Rising Anti-Semitism 75 Years on
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by the Soviet army
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Auschwitz Survivors Return 75 Years After Camp Liberation
Survivors of the Auschwitz death camp tell their harrowing stories as they gather at the site to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp – some of them for the first time.
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Auschwitz Survivors Warn of Rising Anti-Semitism 75 Years After Liberation
Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Gluck placed their only child in the care of a local Christian family. Gluck forgot his Yiddish mother tongue and that he even had parents of his own.
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Europe's Bishops Mark Auschwitz Anniversary Denouncing Hate
Europe’s Catholic bishops are marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a statement denouncing anti-Semitism and the “manipulation” of the truth for political aims.
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Owners of Krispy Kreme, Panera, Pret a Manger to Donate Millions Over Family's Nazi History
One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era and its enthusiastic support of Adolf Hitler, The Associated Press has learned.
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Holocaust Play Encourages Discussion of Hate Crimes
A play focusing on the Holocaust aims to inspire discussion of hate crimes in the modern day. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5:55 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.
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Museum Offers Free Admission to Anne Frank Exhibit on Her 90th Birthday
Admission to the Anne Frank exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance will be free Wednesday on the 90th anniversary of her birth.Holocaust survivors will speak to museum guests at noon and 1 p.m. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. with the last admittance at 5:30 p.m.
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Rep. Tlaib Says GOP Spreading ‘Lies' About Her Comments on Holocaust and Israel
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Monday defended recent remarks she made about the Holocaust and Israel and lashed out at President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers for “spreading outright lies” about her, NBC News reported. During an interview on Yahoo News’s “Skullduggery” podcast released Friday, Tlaib was asked about her support for a one-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. Tlaib...
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Holocaust Survivor Educates Teens in High School Nazi Scandal
An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor talked to the parents of the students involved in the swastika scandal at Newport Harbor High School. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
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Lawyer Ben Brafman Fights for Harvey Weinstein, in Court and Out
A powerful public figure is accused of sexual assault in a Manhattan hotel room. There’s media frenzy. Enter go-to defense attorney Ben Brafman.
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Poland Marks 75th Anniversary of Uprising in Warsaw Ghetto
Sirens wailed, church bells tolled and yellow paper daffodils of remembrance dotted the crowd as Polish and Jewish leaders extolled the heroism and determination of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighters on the 75th anniversary of their ill-fated rebellion. Polish President Andrzej Duda and World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said the hundreds of young Jews who took to arms in...
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Anne Frank's Diary Read Out to Combat Soccer's Anti-Semitism
The Italian soccer federation says a passage from Anne Frank’s diary will be read before matches this week to condemn the acts of anti-Semitism by Lazio fans and to keep alive memories of the Holocaust. The FIGC also says a minute of silence will be observed before Serie A, B and C matches this week, plus amateur and youth games...
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‘Pizzagate' Figures to Fundraise for Supporter, a Would-Be Senator
Two right-wing activists who Ohio Republican Josh Mandel defended this summer against labeling by an anti-hate group have launched a super PAC backing his bid for U.S. Senate. Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec are among founders of the political action committee launched Monday. Both men were involved in the conspiracy theory dubbed “pizzagate,” which suggested Hillary Clinton was running a...
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Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story With Young People to Warn of the Dangers of Bigotry
Eva Nathanson, a Holocaust survivor, speaks to students all around Southern California to help them understand the dangers of bigotry.
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Holocaust Survivor Displays Spirit of Survival
Eva Nathanson, a Holocaust survivor, speaks to students all around Southern California to help them understand the dangers of bigotry. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017.