More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. The Survivor Speakers Bureau was launched Thursday by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material …
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Celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield died at the age of 95 last week. “Holocaust survivor, American icon, beloved by his congregational family, his abiding faith was a source of inspiration and blessing,” an online obituary from Hampton Synagogue rabbis published by the New York Times reads. “To his dear wife Arlene, children, Jay and Tod and to the …
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Acclaimed director Steven Spielberg said he was concerned about the return of antisemitism at universities and warned against forgetting history during a speech on the University of Southern California’s campus. “We see every day how the machinery of extremism is being used on college campuses,” Spielberg said Monday, adding that “fully 50 percent of students say they have experienced some …
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