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A scholar of Jewish history explains how the term ‘pogrom’ lives in Jewish collective memory and why its use can be highly contentious.
A Holocaust historian explains why Ukrainian history needs to be understood in terms of both past violence against Jews as well as the state’s pluralistic vision.
About 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and deported to concentration camps in the German Reich in the immediate aftermath after Kristallnacht, the night of the Broken Glass, in November 1938.
Most histories highlight the shattered storefronts and synagogues set aflame. But it was the systematic ransacking of Jewish homes that extracted the greatest toll.
The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
Eight decades on, the thought of the state encouraging people to attack groups of citizens is hard to believe. Here are some books that might help.
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Professor of Creative Writing, University of Hull
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Reader in German, Aberystwyth University
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Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History; Founding Director, USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
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Honorary Professor of Law and director of LLM programs, University of East London
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Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
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Professor of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
