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In case you missed this week’s US Holocaust Memorial Museum annual Chicago event, view it here

Tuesday’s luncheon was the first ever “virtual” event and this year the Museum honored my friend Mally Rutkoff for her years of service to the organization. The featured speaker was Former White Nationalist  R. Derek Black who was raised in … Continue reading

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EVENT US Holocaust Memorial Museum Chicago Virtual Event

Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for a moving experience with special guests, inspiring stories, and important messages about the institution’s role in these difficult times. 2020 Risa K. Lambert CHICAGO VIRTUAL EVENT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, NOON CDT To … Continue reading

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Republican Palestinian-American is sole vote against anti-Semitism monitor

JNS US House passes Never Again Education Act on International Holocaust Remembrance Day by Jackson Richman January 27, 2020 On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly … Continue reading

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USHMM statement on Holocaust analogies addresses an employee’s tweets and indirectly, AOC comments

FREE BEACON US Holocaust Museum Rejects AOC’s Concentration Camp Remarks by Philip Caldwell June 24, 2019 In a statement Monday, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum disavowed comparisons between the Holocaust and other events. The statement follows the recent media storm … Continue reading

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USHMM: “Mr. Palij’s deportation was an important moment in ensuring that the murders of millions of Jews would not fade from popular memory”

NEW YORK TIMES How the Nazis Got to New York: Immigration Fraud by Ali Winston August 23, 2018 The 95-year-old Nazi who was deported this week after living quietly in Queens for decades was not the only member of his squad to … Continue reading

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Holocaust scholars challenge USHMM’s take on FDR and the Jews

YATED NE’EMAN Why FDR Abandoned The Jews by Debbie Maimon Aug 1, 2018 The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, DC recently opened a controversial new exhibit, “Americans and the Holocaust,” that claims President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried his best to … Continue reading

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#Trump White House deliberately omits mention of Jews or anti-Semitism in Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

TIME Holocaust Museum Issues Statement After White House Defends Omitting Jews From Remembrance Day Remarks by Mahita Gajanan January 30, 2017 The Holocaust Museum issued a statement on Monday explaining why International Holocaust Remembrance Day is particularly important to Jewish … Continue reading

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EVENT LAST CALL Monday evening USHMM screening (Free)

US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM PRESENTS Film Screening of “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah” Monday November 14, 2016, @ 7 p.m. North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL 60035 Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah explores the … Continue reading

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EVENT Film Screening of “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah”

US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM PRESENTS Film Screening of “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah” Monday November 14, 2016, @ 7 p.m. North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL 60035 Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah explores the … Continue reading

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US Holocaust Memorial Museum weighs in on Iran’s Holocaust cartoon competition

CNS NEWS Holocaust Cartoon Contest Organizer: Ayatollah’s Office Called the Event ‘Excellent’ by Patrick Goodenough June 1, 2016 As Iran’s controversial Holocaust-themed cartoon contest ended this week, the organizer disclosed that he had received a call of congratulations from the … Continue reading

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