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a sane sound discussion and description of the current iteration of an ongoing long term situation.

A very interesting synopsis from a Jewish Perspective.

Join us on January 28, "Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges." SESSION THREE | 12:30 PM ET Antisemitism in Europe: Between Authoritarian Populism and Radical Islamism Explore the dynamics of contemporary European antisemitism, its parallels and differences with the U.S. Join the discussion on the impact of authoritarian populism in Eastern Europe where it has given rise to new facets of Holocaust denial. Meanwhile, in Western European countries like England, France, and Germany, antisemitism has been shaped by tensions arising from the ascent of multicultural societies, disputes concerning the State of Israel, and the persistent threat of radical Islamism. Don't miss this insightful session examining the nuances of European antisemitism. Secure your spot! https://bit.ly/3NC9ikC

🗣Call for Papers for the International Conference: “Preserving Memory. Holocaust Monuments and Memorials in Central Europe”! 💡This conference will focus on the expert evaluation of the topic of Holocaust monuments and memorials in Central Europe. The aim of the meeting is to present the historical, political, social and art historical circumstances of the creation of these often neglected works and their theoretical starting points, as well as the subsequent reception of Holocaust monuments and memorials. 📍The Conference will take place between September 17-18 in Prague. ❗️The deadline for submission is May 31st. ◾For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3S6ELN7 #CfP #Holocaust #MemoryStudies #Memorials

Omer Bartov’s Genocide, the Holocaust and Israel-Palestine discusses some of the most current debates over the study, commemoration and politicization of the Holocaust through key crucial perspectives. Bartov analyzes the tensions between Holocaust and genocide studies, which have repeatedly enriched and clashed with each other. He persuasively argues for the significance of personal testimony and local history in understanding mass murder’s nature, examining how legal rhetoric has both revealed and concealed individual and societal culpability. This book traces several first-person histories and lay a better understanding of events otherwise perceived as inexplicable and, lastly, draws on the author’s own personal trajectory to consider links between the fate of Jews in World War II and the plight of Palestinians during and in the aftermath of the formation of the state of Israel. Bartov demonstrates that these five perspectives, rarely if ever previously discussed in a single book, are intricately linked, and shed much light on each other. Therefore the Holocaust and other genocides must be seen as interconnected catastrophes in the modern era. To understand such vast human tragedies necessitates scrutinizing them on the local and personal scale. This in turn calls for historical empathy, accomplished via personal-biographical introspection; and true, open-minded, and rigorous introspection, without which historical understanding tends toward obfuscation, brings to light uncomfortable yet clarifying connections, such as that between the Holocaust and the Nakba, the mass flight and expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948. Panellists: Jan Gross, Benny Morris and Amal Jamal. #omerbartov #genocide #holocaust #israelpalestine #history #bookdiscussion #webinar #cgc

How does the language we use impact our understanding of historical atrocities? Communities worldwide are still grappling with the histories and consequences of mass atrocities. Words matter. When we seek to compare the Holocaust with other genocides, crimes against humanity, or war crimes, our choice of terms can communicate respect and bring clarity, or they can offend and distort. The experts of the IHRA's Committee on the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity developed their latest resource, IHRA Reflections on Terminology for Holocaust Comparison, with this in mind. You can access the full paper here: https://bit.ly/3SKwr7E #WordsMatter #holocaust @TheIHRA #genocide #history #warcrimes

A 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 article by Omer Bartov , Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, who's described by the US Holocaust Museum as one of the world's leading specialists on genocide. He says: "We know from history that 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨, rather than belatedly condemn it after it has taken place. ..My greatest concern watching the Israel-Gaza war unfold is that 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. .., functionally and rhetorically we may be watching 𝘢𝘯 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦, as has happened more than once in the past. ..𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦- 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐.𝘋.𝘍. 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴, which now appears to also be sliding toward ethnic cleansing under the cover of war in Gaza;" -- emphases all mine #NeverAgain #SayNoToEthnicCleansing #PeaceNotApartheid #CeaseFireNow Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g3pCTtTn

I am pleased to share my latest publication "Understanding the challenges of segmenting Holocaust history and remembrance on museums' social media pages", which has been published in Holocaust Studies. https://lnkd.in/dzJedEWB

How many rivers of Palestinian blood need to flow before you feel cleansed of your guilt over the Holocaust? Anti-zionism is not anti-semitism. As a Jewish state requires the cleansing of the local, ancestral, non-jewish arabs majorities, it's impossible for it to be a democracy. And it inherently enables ethnic #cleansing and #genocide. And the best thing about genocide is: it is a very well defined crime. It's not a matter of feelings or opinion, there are well-defined criteria for it written in the #GenevaConvention on the prevention of genocide [1]. The South Africa report to the #ICJ clearly showed they all have been fulfilled in #Israel's appalling conduct of war. The worst crime of all possible crimes on Earth. [1] https://lnkd.in/ep-ksp8A