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nationalism
Responding to Anti-Semitism: Revisiting Old Assumptions, Understanding the New Threats
Poland proposes to jail users of term ‘Polish death camps’
The Polish government proposed a bill that would make the use of terms like “Polish death camps” a crime punishable by jail time.
In Japan, the Holocaust provides a lesson in dangers of nationalism
In the auditorium of this country’s main Holocaust education center, a teenage actor explains the dilemma that faced a Japanese diplomat during World War II.
Call for ‘new’ spiritual Zionism stirs debate
Zionism has meant many things to many people over the past century. To Theodor Herzl and the founders of the Zionist movement, it meant creating a national home to gather in the Jewish people — to some minds, as a refuge from anti-Semitism, for others, as a fulfillment of an ancient promise.
For German Teens, Shame Stirred Action
When six German teenagers entered the beit midrash at YULA boys high school, there was an indescribable sense of tension in the air. The four girls and two boys seemed hesitant and slightly anxious as they faced 60 Jewish boys eager for discussion. As a natural skeptic, my personal attitude toward conversing with people of possible Nazi ancestry was not very optimistic.
Why Are We in Kosovo?
I always thought that historical perspective helped sharpen the mind by illuminating the choices that loomed ahead. But when I look at the awful state of affairs in Kosovo, I am not so certain that history offers much guidance. Maybe, though, if we try to look at the past freshly and innovatively, we might just find a better solution for Kosovo and its moslem victims than the one President Clinton is offering. More about that later.