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Educator and Researcher. Holocaust History, Memory, and Education; Polish History; Photography and Visual Culture; Jewish Studies. Reform Jew. COYS. He/him www.framingthequestion.blog
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"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?" Eighty two years ago today Sophie Scholl was executed, aged 21, for her part in the non-violent, anti-Nazi group the White Rose.

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I’ve been reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, and very struck by the statement (in this hardest of weeks): “Everything that has ever been could have been prevented, and none of it was. The only thing you can mend is the future.” #ShabbatShalom one and all.

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The tiger has no loyalty except to its stomach. Those who try to ride it are simply postponing the date on which they are next on the menu. #Resist

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“Steve Bannon concluded his remarks by making a Nazi salute, highlighting his craven subservience to Elon Musk and his far-right views.” Fixed it.

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There is never a moral justification for the deaths of children. There may be reasons and explanations, but there is no justification for it. *None* of the children who have died in the last eighteen months deserved it or constituted an acceptable loss.

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Absolutely. There is no justification for the deaths of children. Ever.

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This is the recommended pediatric vaccine schedule. If your child is behind for any reason, or if you aren’t sure of their status, call your pediatrician *tomorrow*.

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This is a concentration camp. If that term makes you uncomfortable, it should. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

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Zero Lies. @charlieangus104.bsky.social leaving no crumbs. Seriously. We stand together or fall alone.

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Never. #SlavaUkraini

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603,628 square kilometres. The correct number of square kilometres for #Ukraine to be in control of following a peace.

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Very sobering piece by Julian Borger in the Guardian on the return of great-power diplomacy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Sad to hear of the death of Marian Turski, (1926-2025) survivor of the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz. The past recedes, but its lessons grow ever more urgent.

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Hard to read this without thinking about the Zbąszyn crisis of 1938.

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The US right wing’s performative shit wrt the Holocaust is beyond obscene.

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The fact that these two headlines can come out on the exact same day should raise existential questions about our Holocaust remembrance culture.

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Really useful day yesterday learning about #MentalHealthFirstAid

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For those familiar, Vance seems to be running a version of the Bitburg strategy.

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