Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. As the 2016…
Topic: Holocaust
Pro-Palestinian student activist at George Washington University claimed Anne Frank did not die in a concentration camp
A progressive online website published a video of George Washington University students who strongly disagreed with President Trump’s executive order on anti-Semitism. One of the students made a statement which apparently denied that the Holocaust happened.
University of Wisconsin Hosted Event that Compares Migrant Caravan to the Holocaust
An event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claimed that the migrant caravan’s rejection was similar to the Holocaust.
The Daily Princetonian Evokes Holocaust Hyperbolically
There’s a risk to using a historical epoch hyperbolically to decry a current event: If it’s recent enough, there may be someone who is a first-hand witness to the former. In an essay deploring Trump…
President Trump’s Family Separation Policy is Similar to the Holocaust, Student Editor Claimed
During the family separation policy uproar the past month, an assistant opinion editorial editor at the University of Pennsylvania compared it to the Holocaust.
NYU Official Mentions College Snowflakes and Holocaust Survivors in Column
College snowflakes are like Holocaust survivors? An official at NYU claimed that today’s college Millennials have traumatizing personal experiences, similar to those who suffered from the Holocaust.
Cal-Irvine Doesn’t Acknowledge History of Anti-Semitic Incidents since 2001
Good reporting by Campus Reform: Although Gillman [UCI chancellor] denies the existence of a widespread problem with anti-Semitism on his campus, public records reaching as far back as 2001 list multiple incidents dealing with anti-Semitism….
Anti-Zionism Week Coincides with Holocaust Remembrance Day
The pro-Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine decided that they should mock Zionism (and Israel) by scheduling their anti-Zionism week with Holocaust Remembrance Day. Not classy, guys
Professor says Holocaust Survivors have White Privilege
Professor Robin DiAngelo, a Westfield State University multicultural associate professor, said that Holocaust victims and survivors still have white privilege.