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Tag: antisemitism

How “Seinfeld” Paved the Way for Bernie Sanders

by Rafael Medoff As recently as the 1940s, antisemitism was so common in the United States that even the president

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A Modern-Day Haman? Three Candidates from FDR’s Era

by Rafael Medoff At first glance, Haman would appear to be a unique historical figure. The arch villain of the

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Ralph Nader Targets The Jews

by Rafael Medoff  Ralph Nader, the famous crusader against fraud and corruption, believes he has uncovered a horrific new injustice,

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Was Walt Disney Antisemitic?

by Rafael Medoff  Actress Meryl Streep has reignited a debate that has simmered below the surface in Hollywood for decades:

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Antisemitic Adviser to FDR Sabotaged early effort on Human Rights at U.N.

by Rafael Medoff As debate mounts over whether the U.S. should take military action in response to human rights abuses

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Is the Holocaust Relevant? A Different Herzog’s View

by Rafael Medoff Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has ignited a controversy with his statement comparing European attitudes towards Israel to

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Why the State Department Threatened the Jews

by Rafael Medoff Recently discovered documents reveal that the State Department threatened to incite a wave of anti-Semitism in the

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Elie Wiesel’s Unusual Thanksgiving Message

by Rafael Medoff What is there to give thanks for, anyway? That was the provocative question posed by the featured

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Learning Lessons From “Kick a Jew Day”

by Dr. Rafael Medoff “Just kids being kids.” That’s what one grandparent said after learning that students at a middle

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New Evidence on FDR and the “Voyage of the Damned”

by Dr. Rafael Medoff Miami Beach was certainly a fitting choice as the site for this month’s reunion of passengers

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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST

NEW: Our new essay contest about Holocaust hero Josiah E. DuBois, Jr. offers awards that can be applied to college expenses. Click here for details

State Dept Historian Rewrites Holocaust Record

A scholar in the State Department’s Office of the Historian has authored an essay defending U.S. consular officials who rejected visa applications from Jewish refugees in Vichy France in the 1940s, and minimizing the accomplishments of Hiram Bingham IV, a dissident consular official who helped Jews escape France and was punished by the State Department.

Dr. Rafael Medoff, director of the Wyman Institute, and immigration scholar Prof. Bat-Ami Zucker, of Bar-Ilan University, have authored a detailed critique of Taylor’s controversial essay. Read their report here

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Wyman Comic Wins Silver Medal

The Wyman Institute's comic book, Karski’s Mission: To Stop the Holocaust, has been awarded a Silver Medal in the 21st annual Independent Publisher Awards.

Karski's Mission, which was authored by Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff and illustrated by renowned comic book artist Dean Motter, was awarded the Silver Medal in the category of "Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary category."

Karski's Mission is based on the true story of Jan Karski (1914-2000), a Polish Catholic and member of the Polish Underground during World War II, who risked his life to bring Allied leaders his eyewitness account of the ongoing slaughter of the Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Karski's Mission, which was co-published by the Wyman Institute and the Jan Karski Educational Foundation, received additional support from Fundacja Edukacyjna Jana Karskiego, the Association of Friends of the Polish History Museum, Sigmund A. Rolat (chairman of the Wyman Institute's board of directors), Carole Bilina, and John McLees. With assistance from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, a Polish-language edition of Karski's Mission is now being used widely in schools in Poland.

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A Flag is Born American Jewish Congress Anne Frank antisemitism Atrocities Prevention Board Auschwitz Ben Hecht Breckinridge Long Columbia University Darfur genocide David Ben-Gurion Dr. Rafael Medoff Elie Wiesel Genocide George McGovern Henry Morgenthau Jr. Hillel Kook Hitler International Criminal Court Irgun Zvai Leumi Jewish refugees Kristallnacht pogrom Marlon Brando Nazi genocide Obama administration Palestine Palestinian Authority Peter Bergson President Bush President Obama President Roosevelt Prof. Laurel Leff Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Raoul Wallenberg Roosevelt administration Sudan Syria The Abandonment of the Jews The Bergson Group United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Varian Fry War Refugee Board Winston Churchill Yad Vashem Zionism
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