The Holocaust
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Jewish body wants ‘Bawaal’ removed from Amazon Prime Video for trivialising Holocaust
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said that the film ‘demeans the memory of 6 million murdered Jews’.
Scroll Staff
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How an unlikely rebellion at a Jewish extermination camp was built on years of everyday resistance
An armed revolt at Treblinka could not have happened without the many little rebellions that came before. The same was true across Nazi-controlled Europe.
Chad Gibbs, The Conversation
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Technology is being used to spread antisemitism. It can be part of the solution too
On public TikTok, 17% of the content related to the Holocaust either denies or distorts it. The same is true of almost 1 in 5 Holocaust-related Twitter posts.
Alan Marcus, The Conversation
Trending
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Lok Sabha elections: Fifth phase records estimated voter turnout of 60.48%
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For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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Why Nitish Kumar faces an existential crisis in Bihar
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Why Anne Frank’s diary holds a special place in Holocaust literature even after 75 years
The diary has been adapted many times for theatre and the big and small screens, and has also been turned into comics and children’s books.
Dan Stone, The Conversation
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Canada’s Holocaust literature is haunted by the grim past of authors
They wrote as survivors and to memorialise the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis.
Ruth Panofsky, The Conversation
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TikTokers pretending to be Holocaust victims shows that we need to teach the ethics of remembrance
While outraged critics described the videos as ‘trauma porn’, creators stressed their intentions to spread awareness about Nazi atrocities.
Sara Jones, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Canada: Justin Trudeau apologises for his country’s refusal to allow in Jewish refugees in 1939
The prime minister called on citizens to fight xenophobic and anti-Semitic attitudes.
Scroll Staff
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Polish law making it illegal to link Poland to Nazi crimes points to a national identity crisis
Seventy years after the end of World War II, a battle is taking place over Polish collective memory.
Geneviève Zubrzycki, The Conversation
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Poland approves bill that bans any suggestion of its role in Holocaust atrocities
The legislation has drawn criticism from Israel and United States.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship