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Rita Gam, Actress in Controversial Zionist play, Passes away at 88

March 4, 2016 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Rita Gam, Actress in Controversial Zionist play, Passes away at 88

by Rafael Medoff Rita Gam, one of the last surviving cast members of a controversial

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Lessons from an Early Anti-Israel Boycott

June 10, 2014 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Lessons from an Early Anti-Israel Boycott

by Rafael Medoff Ben Hecht said he “beamed with pride” when he heard the news

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A Holocaust Pageant that was “Too Political” for FDR

February 16, 2013 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A Holocaust Pageant that was “Too Political” for FDR

by Rafael Medoff Seventy years ago this week, 40,000 New Yorkers watched as Jewish activists

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A Controversial Twist on the “Four Sons”

April 14, 2010 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A Controversial Twist on the “Four Sons”

by Dr. Rafael Medoff Many of us recall the use of Passover themes in such

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Brooklyn’s Hitler Street

March 16, 2007 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on Brooklyn’s Hitler Street

by Dr. Rafael Medoff Believe it or not, there is a street in Brooklyn named

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When the U.S. Government Spied on American Jews (long version)

November 7, 2006 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on When the U.S. Government Spied on American Jews (long version)

by Dr. Rafael Medoff The Bush administration’s eavesdropping policy has aroused considerable controversy. What few

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A Zionist Play That Changed History

September 28, 2006 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A Zionist Play That Changed History

by Dr. Rafael Medoff From his earliest days on the stage and screen, Marlon Brando

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A Composer Who Used Music to Promote Holocaust Rescue

September 12, 2006 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A Composer Who Used Music to Promote Holocaust Rescue

by Dr. Rafael Medoff The month-long “Kurt Weill Fest” now underway at the Jewish Community

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A Lesson About Something Bigger Than Baseball – From Leo Durocher

October 18, 2005 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on A Lesson About Something Bigger Than Baseball – From Leo Durocher

by Dr. Rafael Medoff The nation’s airwaves and newspaper columns are clogged with impassioned debate

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New Role for Ed Koch: Holocaust Witness

June 3, 2005 Wyman Institute Articles Comments Off on New Role for Ed Koch: Holocaust Witness

by Dr. Rafael Medoff Ed Koch has been many things in his life, from congressman

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WYMAN INSTITUTE AND SMITHSONIAN COLLABORATE ON HISTORY PROJECTS

As part of a new collaborative relationship, Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff was recently invited to take part in an event at the Smithsonian Institution commemorating the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s order authorizing the mass internment of Japanese-Americans.

Dr. Medoff also spoke as part of a Smithsonian panel at the annual conference of the American Alliance of Museums, held at the America’s Center convention complex, in St. Louis. The panel was called “TransformiveEd: Exploring Difficult Subjects through Comics”; Dr. Medoff discussed the Wyman Institute’s use of comics, cartoons and animation to teach about the Holocaust.
The panel also included Evan Keeling of the Smithsonian, artists Liz Laribee and Jason Rodriguez, and Jenny Robb, director of the Billy Ireland Comic Library and Museum at Ohio State University, which is the largest comic library in the world.

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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