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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — In response to the reports of mass graves and acts of brutality against Ukrainian citizens by Russian armed forces, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center along with 16 other Holocaust Museums from 4 countries have raised their voices together to speak out. In a joint statement, the organizations condemn these [...]
A joint committee heard from former teachers and advocates on the role of diversity, equity and inclusion in classrooms and curriculum.
Rabbis, teachers and others testified during an informational Joint Committee on Education hearing about critical race theory.
Washington State Rep. Jim Walsh compared coronavirus vaccine mandates to the Holocaust in a video posted to his Facebook page. He later apologized. (Screenshot via JTA) JTA — Republican lawmakers in Washington state and Alaska likened coronavirus mandates to Nazi laws — a phenomenon that Holocaust remembrance and Jewish groups have said is offensive. State Rep. Jim Walsh of Washington wore a yellow star over the weekend in a speech to conservative activists in Lacey. “It’s an echo from history,” Walsh wrote on a Facebook page where the event was recorded, The Seattle Times reported....
Washington state lawmaker wears Star of David as he likens Covid vaccine mandates to Holocaust Graig Graziosi © screengrab Washington State Representative Jim Walsh wearing a yellow Star of David to complain about vaccine mandates during a speech. - screengrab A congressman in Washington state expressed his criticism of the coronavirus vaccine and surrounding vaccine mandates by wearing a yellow Star of David during a speech over the weekend, invoking the symbol Nazis used to identify Jews during the Holocaust. The Seattle Times reported that Jim Walsh, a state representat...