New Initiative to Train Influencers in Combating Antisemitism Is Launched: Haley Cohen, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 25, 2022 — A new initiative to train online influencers to lead the fight against antisemitism was inaugurated on Tuesday to coincide with Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 – the day Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated in 1945.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, We Continue the Work of Living: William Daroff, JNS, Jan. 25, 2022
The Roundup: French Complicity in the Holocaust: Sheldon Kirschner, The Times of Israel, Jan. 26, 2022
A British Muslim Explains Why Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day is So Important: Haras Rafiq, European Eye on Radicalization, Jan. 26, 2022
What an Antisemite’s Fantasy Says About Jewish Reality: Bret Stephens, NY Times, Jan. 21, 2022
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New Virtual-Reality Holocaust Experience Keeps Survivors ‘Alive,’ Builds Empathy: Deborah Fineblum, JNS, Jan. 24, 2022 — Jordan Gelfeld has connections. As a docent at the Illinois Holocaust, his grandfather, Mark Gelfeld, was able to get this grandson in for a sneak peek at the museum’s new virtual-reality exhibit. And the experience was nothing short of powerful.
In A First, An Official Holocaust Remembrance Day Event In Egypt: Gabby Deutch, The Circuit, Jan. 25, 2022 — Egyptian officials, American scholars and foreign diplomats gathered on Monday at a luxury hotel on the banks of the Nile to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the first time such an event has ever been held in Egypt.
Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals (January 1, 2020– December 31, 2020) An Annual Status Report Dr. Efraim Zuroff: Simon Wiesenthal Center – Israel Office, August 2021 — The Simon Wiesenthal Center views the facilitation of the investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals as an important part of its international agenda.
One Third of Students Feel Holocaust Fabricated or Exaggerated: Yahoo, Jan. 26, 2022 — A new survey of almost 3,600 North American students has revealed shortcomings in Holocaust education, finding that social media is a significant source of information for the students — 33% of whom questioned whether the Holocaust even happened.
