by Rafael Medoff Adolf Hitler’s favorite Shakespearean drama is now at the center of an ironic tug of war in
Tag: The Bergson Group
Why Recognizing the Bergson Group Matters
by Rafael Medoff (Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, www.WymanInstitute.org, and editor of
A Story Museums Must Tell
by Rafael Medoff Considering how much is already known about the Holocaust, it is remarkable how much new information historians
Sidney Lumet, the Bergson Group, and the Fight Against Segregation
by Rafael Medoff Academy Award winning film director Sidney Lumet, who passed away on April 9 at age 86, is
Opening Palestine’s Doors
The reflections of three Jerusalemites, who were Zionist student activists in the 1940s in America, shed light on what was
Teaching The Chinese About The Holocaust
by Rafael Medoff Twenty Chinese educators who are taking part in a Yad Vashem seminar in Jerusalem this week may
Yes, Mix Sports With Politics
by Dr. Rafael Medoff The decision by the Phoenix Suns basketball team to protest Arizona’s new immigration law has provoked
A Controversial Twist on the “Four Sons”
by Dr. Rafael Medoff Many of us recall the use of Passover themes in such Jewish political activity as the
Two New Films on U.S. Jewry’s Response to the Holocaust
by Dr. Rafael Medoff Most accounts of American Jewry and the Holocaust emphasize the failure of mainstream Jewish leaders to
A Different Kind of Black-Jewish Alliance
by Rafael Medoff (Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, www.WymanInstitute.org) For many in