Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology From the Holocaust to 9/11, AI is being used to redraft history in order to influence our present and future, an Australian expert has warned. AAP · Mar 29, 2025
Europe's far-right is courting Israel in 'tactical shift' to mask origins When far-right leaders from Europe attended an anti-Semitism conference in Jerusalem this week, it made headlines. Their parties have roots in Holocaust denial and Nazi collaboration – yet they were welcomed at an event aimed at fighting anti-Semitism. Radio France Internationale · Mar 28, 2025
Israel's antisemitism conference sparks debate over alliances with Europe's right wing Stirring controversy even before its official start, this week's International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem made headlines long before it took place. Euronews · Mar 28, 2025
A Real Pain to Con Mum: the seven best films to watch on TV this week Kieran Culkin delivers his Oscar-winning performance in the very funny Holocaust remembrance tale, plus a truly gobsmacking film about a man being duped by his grifter mother The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025
Police to block ‘intimidating’ protests near places of worship, says Home Office Yvette Cooper says change needed in England and Wales after concerns over marches near synagogues and mosques The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025
Britten Sinfonia/Berman review – haunting premiere about memories of the Holocaust Michael Zev Gordon’s new piece about his Polish Jewish ancestors, for two narrators, a baritone and string orchestra, was performed with nuance, solemnity and intensity The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Holocaust survivor who laid flowers at Gaza protest questioned by police Holocaust survivor, 87, questioned by police after laying flowers at Trafalgar Square during Gaza protest The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
Holocaust survivor, 87, questioned by police after laying flowers at Trafalgar Square during Gaza protest Stephen Kapos was among nine people called in over 18 January pro-Palestine protest The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
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
The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 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 Conversation · Mar 11, 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 Guardian - UK · 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
Bored Panda · Mar 10, 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.
The Conversation · Mar 7, 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 Independent UK · Mar 6, 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 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 National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 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 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.