Jimmy Carr explains his comedy theory after string of controversies Comedian acknowledged he was ‘slightly playing with fire’ when he made jokes about sensitive topics The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
Pentagon removes web pages about Holocaust remembrance, 9/11 to comply with Trump DEI order Content takedowns come as administration has made combating antisemitism a major focus The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Europe had worst measles outbreak since 1997 – new data Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024 – about double the number from 2023. The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025
French far-right leader's presence at Israel anti-Semitism conference stirs controversy Jordan Bardella, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, is to make an unprecedented visit to Israel later this month to attend an international conference on fighting anti-Semitism. While the party has worked to shake off links to Holocaust-denial, some French Jewish figures and politicians are uncomfortable over… Radio France Internationale · Mar 14, 2025
See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas. Inside was an infant – the sole survivor of a planet destroyed by old age. Discovering he possessed superhuman strength and abilities, the boy committed to channeling his power to benefit humankind and champion the oppressed. The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025
Union rages after Elon Musk shares X post that ‘Hitler didn’t murder millions, public sector workers did’ ‘Our nurses, teachers, firefighters, librarians ... are not, as the world’s richest man implies, genocidal murderers,’ fires back angry union president The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Jewish Republican compared Trump ‘Haitians eating cats’ claim to ‘targeting Jews’, book says Max Miller of Ohio, appointed by Trump to a Holocaust committee, was ‘privately infuriated’ by repeated racist lies The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2025
A new definition of antisemitism from Universities Australia is attracting criticism – two historians explain why Since Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 2023, and Israel’s war in Gaza, there has been a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents, some of these occurring at Australian universities. The war’s ongoing reverberations have led to renewed controversy over the question of when criticism of Israel and support for… The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025
In Romania, the far right has unleashed a tide of hate and resurrected our fascist ghosts Economic uncertainty and polarisation are a potent cocktail that extremist politicians such as Cǎlin Georgescu thrive on, says Romanian investigative journalist Andrei Popoviciu The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025
80 Historical Pictures That Feel Like A Treasure Chest Of Forgotten Lore We’re truly fortunate to be able to get a glimpse of trillions of real moments that happened in the past. The post 80 Historical Pictures That Feel Like A Treasure Chest Of Forgotten Lore first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Mar 10, 2025
New Dietrich Bonhoeffer biopic is a grossly misleading portrait of the anti-Nazi dissident The complexities of history have always posed problems for commercial cinema. With rare exceptions, mainstream historical films tend to flatten the inconveniently irregular textures of individual biographies and their context into simpler templates of good and evil, valour and villainy. The Conversation · Mar 7, 2025
Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over Holocaust memorial Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because they have ‘an awful lot of money’ The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Conservative peer accused of using antisemitic tropes in Lords debate Archie Hamilton said Jewish community in Britain ‘has an awful lot of money’ and should pay for proposed Holocaust memorial The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025
Actor and Holocaust survivor ordered to attend police station over Gaza march The Crown star Khalid Abdalla has been summoned to attend a formal interview by the Metropolitan Police in relation to a pro-Palestinian protest, he… The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2025
The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025 How Holocaust films are changing as we lose the survivor generation The Holocaust is fast receding from living memory. Some 300 Auschwitz survivors were present at the 70th anniversary commemorations of the camp’s liberation in 2015. This year, just 50 attended, all of whom were children in 1945.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025 The Oscars were an exhilarating triumph for Anora and newly minted star Mikey Madison Political metaphors were the dark undercurrent in this year’s crop, from Anora’s toxic masculinity to the revolutionary defiance of I’m Still Here
Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2025 Making history at the Oscars 2025: Five takeaways from the Academy Awards A documentary makes a statement in support of Palestinian rights, while other artists break barriers in film diversity.
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025 Ralph Fiennes and Cynthia Erivo among British talent hoping for Oscar success Netflix musical Emilia Perez has 13 nominations but has been surrounded by controversy ahead of the ceremony.
Fortune · Feb 28, 2025 Tesla manager who spoke up against Musk’s Nazi joke confirms he was fired Exercising his free speech on social media cost Jared Ottmann his job at Tesla.
Latin Times · Feb 28, 2025 Ukrainian Holocaust Survivor Issues Stark Warning About Trump-Putin Negotiations: 'Never Again Has Arrived' Roman Shvartsman, the chairman of the Odesa Association of Jews, urged "action" against the invasion
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025 Rose Girone death: Oldest known Holocaust survivor dies at 113 She lived through Nazi Germany and survived Japanese occupation of Shanghai
Top News · Feb 27, 2025 Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Rose Girone, Dies At Age 113 Learn about Rose Girone, a Holocaust survivor who inspired many with her resilience and resourcefulness. Her story is a testament to strength and perseverance.
Fortune · Feb 26, 2025 Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on diversity initiatives, new menopause drugs and taming a runaway bureaucracy Bayer's teams run on 90-day cycles, so the clock is always ticking on delivering on their goals.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing suspect wanted to kill Jewish people, prosecutors say Evidence so far suggests the attack was linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to investigators
International Business Times · Feb 22, 2025 Syrian Suspect In Berlin Stabbing Wanted 'To Kill Jews': Police A Syrian man arrested after a stabbing attack at Berlin's Holocaust memorial that seriously wounded a Spanish man had been harbouring a "plan to kill Jews", police and prosecutors said Saturday.