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Rabbi evokes Holocaust in condemning mosque arson

AFP - Mon Dec 14, 10:16 am ET

A top Israeli rabbi evoked the Holocaust on Monday as he deplored an arson attack against a mosque in the occupied West Bank blamed on hardline Jewish settlers.

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Holocaust survivors light Menorah in Charleston
WIS News 10 Columbia - Sun Dec 13, 11:11 am ET
Holocaust survivors are taking part in a Hanukkah celebration in South Carolina.
Columbus forgiven as part of Native American gathering in Carbondale
The Vail Trail - 17 minutes ago
CARBONDALE, Colorado - Granting forgiveness to Christopher Columbus doesn't come easy for Ramon Nenadich. Born of the Taino people indigenous to the Caribbean islands, his ancestors were the first to witness the "holocaust" brought by Europeans after Columbus' historic landing in that region in 1492. "At first, this concept of forgiving Columbus was very hard for me to process," Nenadich said ...
Brazilian teachers to study Shoah
JTA - Tue Dec 15, 7:28 am ET
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) -- A group of Brazilian public school teachers will travel to Israel to learn about the Holocaust. Some 15 non-Jewish teachers from Brazilian public schools will join educators from Jewish schools and B'nai B'rith next month for a course at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
Columbus forgiven as part local Native American gathering in Carbondale
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Tue Dec 15, 2:24 am ET
CARBONDALE, Colorado - Granting forgiveness to Christopher Columbus doesn't come easy for Ramon Nenadich. Born of the Taino people indigenous to the Caribbean islands, his ancestors were the first to witness the "holocaust" brought by Europeans after Columbus' historic landing in that region in 1492. "At first, this concept of forgiving Columbus was very hard for me to process," Nenadich said ...
Israeli chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched
Boston Globe - Mon Dec 14, 10:18 am ET
Israel's chief rabbi made a rare visit to a Palestinian village on Monday to condemn the torching of a mosque allegedly by Jewish extremists, saying the attack brought back memories of the Holocaust.
Israeli chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit
The Morning Call - Mon Dec 14, 9:42 am ET
YASUF, West Bank (AP) — Israel's chief rabbi made a rare visit to a Palestinian village on Monday to condemn the torching of a mosque allegedly by Jewish extremists, saying the attack brought back memories of the Holocaust.
Museum welcomes new director
The Oakland Press - Mon Dec 14, 1:41 am ET
As the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp approaches, understanding of the Holocaust continues to be guided by a local museum.
Holocaust memorial institutions commemorate Tunisian Jews
JTA - Thu Dec 10, 8:37 am ET
(JTA) -- Holocaust memorial institutions in France and Israel commemorated the round-up 67 years ago of Tunisian Jews.
Holocaust Center to offer docent training
Farmington Observer - Thu Dec 10, 7:01 am ET
The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills will hold an initial docent orientation and training session for adults interested in volunteering for the organization in that capacity. Docents guide groups on walking tours of the museum, explaining the exhibits and interpreting history and lessons to be learned. High school and middle school students are among the many ...
Perry names 6 to new state Holocaust panel
ABC 7 El Paso - Wed Dec 9, 7:40 pm ET
Associated Press - December 9, 2009 7:25 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry has chosen a chairman and five other members to sit on the newly created Texas Holocaust and Genocide...
Students examine the unthinkable
Florida Today - Sat Dec 12, 1:32 am ET
COCOA — Standing in front of his three-fold presentation board, Cocoa High ninth-grader Jamal Middleton explains in detail how Oskar Schindler helped save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.
Appeals court rules that man convicted in 1986 Garland slaying should get new trial
Dallas Morning News - Thu Dec 10, 11:01 am ET
The Dallas Holocaust Museum has selected Alice Murray, a longtime downtown real estate executive, as its chief executive officer.
Council Special Report
Foreign Relations - Thu Dec 10, 5:22 pm ET
On a stone wall at the memorial of the Dachau concentration camp, a promise is written in five languages: “Never Again.” Yet in the decades since the Holocaust, in places from Cambodia to Rwanda to Darfur, international actors have failed to mount an effective response to mass atrocities.
Holocaust survivor speaks at SLPHS
Ramsey County Sun-Focus - Tue Dec 8, 2:58 am ET
Members of the Spring Lake Park school community last month welcomed Holocaust survivor Peter Fischl, 79, for a presentation in the high school Performing Arts Center. Fischl spoke for an hour Nov. 17 about his life experience in Hungary and, later, in the United States.
Nazi perpetrators must face justice
JTA - Thu Dec 10, 4:13 pm ET
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The efforts to hold Holocaust perpetrators accountable are indeed in their final phase.