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We all have a responsibility to report child abuse
Elie Wiesel once famously wrote, "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Sadly, as we learned again this week at Penn State University, silence among...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Jerry Sandusky, Judaism, Sex Crimes, Child Abuse
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Senators turn away repeal of death penalty in Md.
Baltimore County senators rebuffed an effort to abolish Maryland's death penalty yesterday, persuading lawmakers instead to restrict when capital punishment can be used. The Senate's first full debate on the death penalty in more than three decades was...Tags: George W. Della Jr. , Richard F. Colburn, Regional Authority, Alex X Mooney, Edward J Kasemeyer
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Americans grapple with problem of evil
Sun StaffAs the Rev. Brian Jordan walked back to his friary after comforting the wounded and blessing the dead at the World Trade Center disaster site Tuesday, he was confronted on Sixth Avenue by a frantic man. "Why did God permit this catastrophe to happen?"...Tags: Pat Robertson, Brian Jordan, Tragedy (genre), Abortion, Judaism
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Words of inspiration for grads (and everyone else)
It's a time of pomp, circumstance and usually some great advice. With commencement season upon us, it's time to share some of the best of those words of wisdom. And thanks to the growth of webcasts, podcasts and social media, many of these messages are...
Tags: University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, Entertainment Events, Students, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Live from NY's 92nd Street Y lectures at ArtsQuest Center
See live-via-satellite lectures by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Nobel Laureate and Boston University professor Elie Wiesel this month at the ArtsQuest Center's Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in Bethlehem. They're part of the...Tags: Madeleine Albright, ABC (tv network), Christiane Amanpour
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The Holocaust and the sins of the father
A friend of mine got a lifetime achievement award recently, and it got me to thinking about the Holocaust again, something that's never been completely out of my mind for the last 22 years. Randolph L. Braham and I are an odd couple to be friends because...
Tags: Bill Clinton, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Family, Judaism, City University of New York
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Israeli highway comes to a halt to remember Holocaust [Video]
World NowIn Israel, sirens wailed for two minutes across the country to commemorate the Holocaust on Thursday, a day devoted annually to remembering the Nazi genocide that killed 6 million Jewish people and millions more of other backgrounds.... -
Class uses art to teach about Holocaust
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsOne of the great challenges teachers have is getting their students to connect with the material, especially when it comes to teaching history. But at the Andover Middle School, one teacher is using art to teach about the Holocaust. During World War II,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Teaching and Learning, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Anne Frank, Judaism
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Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shares Heroic Story
5NEWS Anchor/ReporterIt was a packed out house at the Walton Arts Center with hundreds of people waiting in line for hours and even people sitting out front listening to his message. “How often do you get to meet a Holocaust survivor, that`s a really big deal and I`...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Heroism, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Massacres
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Abner S. Ganet, former mayor of Elmhurst, dies
TribLocal - ElmhurstAbner S. Ganet, a former two-term mayor of Elmhurst, served in an Army unit that liberated a German concentration camp at the end of World …... -
Should Romney take the rap for Mormon Church's 'proxy baptisms'?
Opinion L.A.As if Mitt Romney didn't have enough problems with a surging Rick Santorum, the former Republican front-runner now finds himself pressured by Elie Wiesel to intercede with the Mormon Church to stop the "proxy baptisms" of Holocaust victims.... -
LDS Church condemns recent proxy baptism of Anne Frank
FOX 13 NewsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has condemned the recent proxy baptism of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary of hiding from the Nazis has provided generations with a first-hand account of life during the Holocaust. Frank is the...Tags: Human Rights, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Judaism, Nazi Party, Christianity
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