"The only known #photographs of the #deportation of the #Jewish population in the #German city of #Hamburg have been discovered in a German #police officer’s secret #photo album.

Until now, no visual record of the #deportations from Hamburg was known to exist. But researchers have now identified three photographs taken in October #1941.

For 84 years, these #images remained hidden in the private album of a German #policeman who served in #Unit101 of the #Ordnungspolizei, or “green police,” a unit involved in #deporting and #murdering tens of thousands of #Jews during the #Holocaust."

https://petapixel.com/2025/11/30/only-known-photos-of-hamburgs-jewish-deportation-discovered-in-secret-album/

"The truth is unavoidable now: the #socialcontract between #America and its #Jewish citizens has been shaken, not destroyed, but shaken hard enough that we cannot rely on the old narratives anymore.

For generations, Jewish families embraced #Thanksgiving as proof that they had finally found refuge — a country that welcomed them, protected them, and allowed them to contribute without fear. But that old story no longer fits. Not after watching institutions collapse under pressure. Not after seeing the raw hatred simmering beneath the surface burst openly into view. The old Thanksgiving story said, You belong here. The new reality says, You may have to fight for that belonging.

The #American Jewish community needs a new Thanksgiving story — one rooted not in fear, but in clarity. Gratitude is deeply Jewish, but gratitude is not obedience, silence, or blindness."

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/this-thanksgiving-american-jews-are-done-staying-quiet/

" #Antisemitic voices are “no longer on the fringes” of #American culture that #students are exposed to, said panelist Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski at a session discussing a new #book, #Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts (Eerdmans, out now), in which 35 #authors devote chapters to each of the 27 #books of the New Testament plus four extra-canonical texts.

“It’s designed for #teaching, to unpack some of the assumptions about #antisemitism and the locations of students in these issues,” says Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, director of the Center for Christian- #Jewish Learning at Boston College. His own book, Resisting Anti- #Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity will be released by Fortress in October 2026.

“These issues are not hypothetical, says Eric Vanden Eykel, associate professor of #religion at Ferrum College and one of three editors of Judeophobia and the New Testament."

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99187-antisemitism-draws-attention-at-aar-sbl.html

"The only known #photographs of the #deportation of the #Jewish population in the #German city of #Hamburg have been discovered in a German #police officer’s secret #photo album.

Until now, no visual record of the #deportations from Hamburg was known to exist. But researchers have now identified three photographs taken in October #1941.

For 84 years, these #images remained hidden in the private album of a German #policeman who served in #Unit101 of the #Ordnungspolizei, or “green police,” a unit involved in #deporting and #murdering tens of thousands of #Jews during the #Holocaust."

https://petapixel.com/2025/11/30/only-known-photos-of-hamburgs-jewish-deportation-discovered-in-secret-album/

#Introduction:
My name is Robbie Norlyn! I’m a published author who primarily writes science fiction and fantasy for sale to the public. Anything else I have written, about a wide array of topics, is academic, private, or public domain.
I have had a wide variety of occupations over the years. I’m an #artist, #engineer, #scientist, and #technologist by way of experience and training.
My #AlmaMater is the #UniversityofWashington. Where I completed a #BA in #Philosophy. More specifically the school of #AnalyticPhilosophy with a strong focus on #science. However, I have a vast knowledge of #ethics and #theology due to my environment as a youth.
Why #Babka?
I’m #Jewish by descent (both sides, #Ashkenazi & #Sephardic) and am becoming more spiritual as I get older. I was raised in a #Secular/#CryptoJew environment. I grew up with Jewish memes & traditions without understanding any of their importance. Dreidels, Fiddler on the Roof, Passover, and Shel Silverstein are burned into my memories.

"The truth is unavoidable now: the #socialcontract between #America and its #Jewish citizens has been shaken, not destroyed, but shaken hard enough that we cannot rely on the old narratives anymore.

For generations, Jewish families embraced #Thanksgiving as proof that they had finally found refuge — a country that welcomed them, protected them, and allowed them to contribute without fear. But that old story no longer fits. Not after watching institutions collapse under pressure. Not after seeing the raw hatred simmering beneath the surface burst openly into view. The old Thanksgiving story said, You belong here. The new reality says, You may have to fight for that belonging.

The #American Jewish community needs a new Thanksgiving story — one rooted not in fear, but in clarity. Gratitude is deeply Jewish, but gratitude is not obedience, silence, or blindness."

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/this-thanksgiving-american-jews-are-done-staying-quiet/

" #Antisemitic voices are “no longer on the fringes” of #American culture that #students are exposed to, said panelist Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski at a session discussing a new #book, #Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts (Eerdmans, out now), in which 35 #authors devote chapters to each of the 27 #books of the New Testament plus four extra-canonical texts.

“It’s designed for #teaching, to unpack some of the assumptions about #antisemitism and the locations of students in these issues,” says Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, director of the Center for Christian- #Jewish Learning at Boston College. His own book, Resisting Anti- #Judaism: Practices of Christian Solidarity will be released by Fortress in October 2026.

“These issues are not hypothetical, says Eric Vanden Eykel, associate professor of #religion at Ferrum College and one of three editors of Judeophobia and the New Testament."

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99187-antisemitism-draws-attention-at-aar-sbl.html

"From the days of #Miriam, the sister of #Moses and #Aaron, #Jewish #women have been leaders-without-portfolio. In the #Book of #Exodus, Miriam, a “ #prophetess,” leads the #Israelite women in song, but unlike Moses, the main recipient of teaching from God, and Aaron, the chief priest, she has no named role.

Today, women in many denominations of #Judaism are able to attend institutions of higher learning to become equipped with the necessary skills to gain credentials to be called #rabbi or #cantor. What will they do with their newfound titles? A crop of new #books and #TV shows out this fall gives some answers."

https://religionnews.com/2025/11/19/in-new-memoirs-women-rabbis-wrestle-with-judaisms-male-centered-tradition/

"The #tour follows a chronological tale of #Jewish life in #York. We start at Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate to set the scene of Jewish life in #Medieval York.

Here, we introduce some key figures at the centre of anti-Jewish violence that started in #London, in late #1189, before making its way north. Putting ourselves in the shoes of the Jewish community, we replicate their journey to #CliffordsTower, the site of the #1190massacre. This is the most significant Jewish site in York, which saw the complete annihilation of York’s 150 #Jews, the majority of whom chose #suicide in order to protect their faith and dignity from the mob.

From here, we explore the lesser known revitalisation of the Jewish community in the #13thcentury. This story is shared at the medieval #synagogue on Coney Street. Next, at the Norman House, we cover the build-up to the national #expulsion (#1290) and official return of #Jewry in the #17thcentury."

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25638161.why-set-jewish-history-walking-tours-york/

"From the days of #Miriam, the sister of #Moses and #Aaron, #Jewish #women have been leaders-without-portfolio. In the #Book of #Exodus, Miriam, a “ #prophetess,” leads the #Israelite women in song, but unlike Moses, the main recipient of teaching from God, and Aaron, the chief priest, she has no named role.

Today, women in many denominations of #Judaism are able to attend institutions of higher learning to become equipped with the necessary skills to gain credentials to be called #rabbi or #cantor. What will they do with their newfound titles? A crop of new #books and #TV shows out this fall gives some answers."

https://religionnews.com/2025/11/19/in-new-memoirs-women-rabbis-wrestle-with-judaisms-male-centered-tradition/

"The #tour follows a chronological tale of #Jewish life in #York. We start at Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate to set the scene of Jewish life in #Medieval York.

Here, we introduce some key figures at the centre of anti-Jewish violence that started in #London, in late #1189, before making its way north. Putting ourselves in the shoes of the Jewish community, we replicate their journey to #CliffordsTower, the site of the #1190massacre. This is the most significant Jewish site in York, which saw the complete annihilation of York’s 150 #Jews, the majority of whom chose #suicide in order to protect their faith and dignity from the mob.

From here, we explore the lesser known revitalisation of the Jewish community in the #13thcentury. This story is shared at the medieval #synagogue on Coney Street. Next, at the Norman House, we cover the build-up to the national #expulsion (#1290) and official return of #Jewry in the #17thcentury."

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25638161.why-set-jewish-history-walking-tours-york/

Candle lighting is 4:41. Shabbat shalom!

#KansasCity #holidays #Jewish #Shabbat

Today in Labor History November 19, 1943: The Nazis liquidated the Janowska concentration camp in Lviv, Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt. They typically forced inmate musicians to play Tango of Death during hangings and fox trots during tortures. Simon Wiesenthal was one of the survivors of Janowska. Overall, the Nazis murdered 40,000 in this camp, alone, and a total of 200,000 residents of the Janowska region. The Soviet liberators of the camp found crushed bone buried to a depth of six feet. The photograph shows the bone crushing machine, with Jewish inmates who were forced to operate it.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #holocaust #nazis #antisemitism #racism #torture #concentrationcamps #ukraine #jewish #soviet

Today in Labor History November 19, 1943: The Nazis liquidated the Janowska concentration camp in Lviv, Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt. They typically forced inmate musicians to play Tango of Death during hangings and fox trots during tortures. Simon Wiesenthal was one of the survivors of Janowska. Overall, the Nazis murdered 40,000 in this camp, alone, and a total of 200,000 residents of the Janowska region. The Soviet liberators of the camp found crushed bone buried to a depth of six feet. The photograph shows the bone crushing machine, with Jewish inmates who were forced to operate it.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #holocaust #nazis #antisemitism #racism #torture #concentrationcamps #ukraine #jewish #soviet

Sacha Baron Cohen was Racist the Whole Time… We Just Didn’t See it

https://medium.com/@hrnews1/sacha-baron-cohen-was-racist-the-whole-time-we-just-didnt-see-it-511e8be9924a

#blackpeoplle #asian #jewish #blackmastodon

Sacha Baron Cohen was Racist the Whole Time… We Just Didn’t See it

https://medium.com/@hrnews1/sacha-baron-cohen-was-racist-the-whole-time-we-just-didnt-see-it-511e8be9924a

#blackpeoplle #asian #jewish #blackmastodon

"The #Jewish population is now nonexistent, but for thousands of years the #Jews of #Libya lived under the rule of the #Greeks, #Romans, #OttomanEmpire, #Italian, #British and #Arabs. In 1911, they made up roughly 4% of the #Libyan population. In 1938, “race protection laws” banned Jews from sending their children to school, working in skilled professions or intermarrying. Later the community was divided and sent to concentration camps across #Europe and #NorthAfrica.

In the years following World War II, the remaining Libyan Jews were forced to emigrate, leaving just 100 in 1969 and none at all by 2004. Many went to #Israel and many to #Rome, adding to the spread and diversity of Libyan and North African Jewish #cooking. Today we enjoy such dishes as #mafrum (stuffed #potatoes), #couscous and #chraime (a spicy #fish #stew). Learning about these #foods helps us to understand our people."

https://jweekly.com/2025/11/10/this-libyan-jewish-chershi-squash-dip-is-spicy-tangy-garlicky-and-sweet/

"The #Jewish population is now nonexistent, but for thousands of years the #Jews of #Libya lived under the rule of the #Greeks, #Romans, #OttomanEmpire, #Italian, #British and #Arabs. In 1911, they made up roughly 4% of the #Libyan population. In 1938, “race protection laws” banned Jews from sending their children to school, working in skilled professions or intermarrying. Later the community was divided and sent to concentration camps across #Europe and #NorthAfrica.

In the years following World War II, the remaining Libyan Jews were forced to emigrate, leaving just 100 in 1969 and none at all by 2004. Many went to #Israel and many to #Rome, adding to the spread and diversity of Libyan and North African Jewish #cooking. Today we enjoy such dishes as #mafrum (stuffed #potatoes), #couscous and #chraime (a spicy #fish #stew). Learning about these #foods helps us to understand our people."

https://jweekly.com/2025/11/10/this-libyan-jewish-chershi-squash-dip-is-spicy-tangy-garlicky-and-sweet/

This is tomorrow. I continue to be extremely jealous of NYC. 😆

"An upcoming #educational event in #Manhattan aims to grapple with the foundations of #Jewish #history, following renewed interest after the #Hamas-led terrorist attacks on #Oct7, 2023.

The daylong s#ymposium, titled “The Past, Present and Future of #JewishHistory” and hosted by the Center for Jewish History in #NewYorkCity on Nov. 2, will gather 20 leading #historians to examine some of the field’s most pressing questions. The event, organized by the Center’s Jewish Public History Forum, features five sessions exploring fundamental themes, from the significance of #antisemitism in Jewish history to the relationship between #Israeli and #Diaspora narratives."

https://www.jns.org/ny-event-aims-to-pull-back-curtain-on-how-scholars-think-about-jewish-history/

This is tomorrow. I continue to be extremely jealous of NYC. 😆

"An upcoming #educational event in #Manhattan aims to grapple with the foundations of #Jewish #history, following renewed interest after the #Hamas-led terrorist attacks on #Oct7, 2023.

The daylong s#ymposium, titled “The Past, Present and Future of #JewishHistory” and hosted by the Center for Jewish History in #NewYorkCity on Nov. 2, will gather 20 leading #historians to examine some of the field’s most pressing questions. The event, organized by the Center’s Jewish Public History Forum, features five sessions exploring fundamental themes, from the significance of #antisemitism in Jewish history to the relationship between #Israeli and #Diaspora narratives."

https://www.jns.org/ny-event-aims-to-pull-back-curtain-on-how-scholars-think-about-jewish-history/