#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II

#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II

“#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II” Matisses, Picassos, Cézannes. Nazi forces plundered scores of artistic treasures — and took an unfathomable number of human lives — during World War II and the Holocaust.  Works of art went on improbable paths before, during and after the war, withstanding harrowing conditions. They wound…

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#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors

#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors

“#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors” PARIS — A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. French officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation. As more than 100,000 people marched around France against government vaccine rules on…

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#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial

#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial

“#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial” Enlarge Image U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, left, speaks during a ceremony for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24,…

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#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism

#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism

“#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism” BERLIN — Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experiences of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder….

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#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

“#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary” Econ desk: ‘Buy Local’ Is Just Nonsense The holiday-shopping injunction to “buy local or buy from small businesses . . . is pure nonsense,” opines Kevin D. Williamson at National ­Review. The idea is that if you patronize, “say, your locally owned coffee shop over Starbucks, then…

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