by Monty Self | Dec 16, 2022 | Opinion
The first formal international statement about the atrocities of the Holocaust was released on December 17, 1942. American and British officials released the “Joint Declaration by Members of the United Nations” as a direct response to “The Mass Extermination of Jews...
by Stephanie Bernstein | Jan 27, 2022 | Opinion
The United Nations General Assembly designated Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005. This date was chosen to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on Jan. 27, 1945. Over 1.1 million people, including...
by Lee B. Spitzer | Jan 26, 2022 | Opinion
Have you ever asked, “How can I make a difference in the face of such overwhelming evil?” It is easy to become discouraged and passive in response to manifestations of systemic evil. How does one make a difference in the struggle, for example, against racism,...
by Rachel Ain | Jan 25, 2022 | Opinion
I don’t like thinking of myself as someone where fear was a narrative thread in my life and yet, there have been moments in my life when I was taught to be afraid. As a child of the 80’s, I was terrified of AIDS. I was told not to drink and drive. I remember Nancy...
by Jack Moline | Jan 24, 2022 | Opinion
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was established by the United Nations to commemorate the deaths of six million Jews and three million others at the hands of the Nazi murder machine during World War II. The date designated, Jan. 27, is the anniversary of the...