Keyword: Germany
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Hate spreads faster than you think
The situation in the Middle East has always been a powder keg, and there’s a lot to unpack there. Not only has it challenged the best minds since 1948 . . . more
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Several state legislators are supporting a bill that would require the State Education Department to ensure that the Holocaust is being taught in school districts statewide. With State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, at lectern, were Sen. Anna Kaplan, left, and State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, right.
New York lawmakers stump for bill focusing on Holocaust education
Supported by a 2020 study that shows a shocking lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among New York state residents ages 18 to 39, several state lawmakers, including State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, are backing legislation that aims to ensure that schools are teaching students about the historical event as required by an existing state law. more
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The Bergs left Germany and went to Kenya in 1939. From left were Inge Berg, 9, her cousin Egon, 2, and her sister Jill, 6, that year.
Remembering Kristallnacht
Farming saved a majority of the Berg family from being slaughtered in Nazi concentration camps. more
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Rabbi Levi Gurkov, the co-director of Chabad of Oceanside, said he hoped that a visit from Anne Frank’s stepsister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss to Oceanside Middle School on Oct. 24 would teach those in attendance about tolerance and acceptance.
Hundreds set to hear Anne Frank’s stepsister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss at Oceanside Middle School
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, a stepsister of Anne Frank, is visiting Oceanside Middle School on Oct. 24 to share her story. more
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Feeling the chill of similarity on a trip overseas
This was a difficult column to write, but it’s a true reflection of my past two weeks of travel in Europe. Many people at my stage of life . . . more
Evangelisches Gymnasium Zum Grauen Kloster, a renowned Berlin high school, is part of the North American Board of Rabbis American-Jewish/German High School Youth Exchange Program.
Youth Exchange program seeking students
The 17th annual North American Board of Rabbis American-Jewish/German High School Youth Exchange Program will take place from June 24 to July in Berlin. more
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The beach in Amagansett, Long Island, where the German saboteurs landed.
A true Long Island war story 75 years ago
The plan was to bomb New York City bridges, tunnels, and our water supply. Bombs were also to be placed on the railroads, at factories and at manufacturing plants. These planned terrorist attacks are … more
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Learning from their stories
Surrounded by two of her four grandchildren, her two sons and a daughter-in-law, Laura Greenbaum celebrated being 99 with about 90 fellow Holocaust survivors at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s 16th annual Thanksgiving Day luncheon a week before the holiday. more
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice video-called Kosierowski’s daughter, Joann, so she could watch the POW Medal presentation on Feb. 18.
Honoring a WWII hero
Stanley Kosierowski, a 92-year-old East Meadowite, said he truly became a man when he turned 21 on April 10, 1944. Three days later, Kosierowski, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force, went on … more
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Views on discrimination and the Dreyfus affair
We have witnessed a spike in racial and ethnic discrimination recently. Xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism are all more prominent than ever. When turning on television news shows, we’ve seen … more
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