Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: 1942

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Nazis insisted on humane cattle cars - for cattle, not Jews. The logic behind it is relevant for "human rights defenders" today.

Haaretz reports:In the summer of 1942, Fritz Sendel, chief of staff of the German Order Police in occupied Poland, sent a message to the force’s commanding officers. Its subject: protecting the rights of animals that were transported on trains. “In the spirit of the Reich Animal Protection Act, I order, with immediate effect, that the officers of the stations (German and non-German)...

80 years ago: Nazis massacre Jewish leaders in Tripoli before leaving

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. I searched for the word "Jews" in newspapers from 80 years ago today, and saw many versions of this story: Buy the EoZ book, PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism today at Amazon! Or order from your favorite bookseller, using ISBN 9798985708424. Read all about it here! &nbs...

80 years ago: The State Department says paying ransom for Jews is a crime

A small item on page 4 of the Los Angeles Times, November 25, 1942:This came in response to a report out of the Netherlands that the Nazis were extorting huge sums for exit permits.There is, unfortunately, a large body of literature on ransoming captives under Jewish law. A summary from Din Online:The Rambam (Matmos Aniim 8:10, based on the Gemara in Bava Basra 8b) states...

11/10 Links Pt2: How not to fight Antisemitism; Pro-Palestinian organizations plan another flotilla to Gaza; Why Ivy League Schools Get an “F” on Campus Antisemitism

From Ian: The One Week of World War II That Gave Rise to the Modern Middle East This week marks the 80th anniversary of three seismic events in North Africa that would change the shape of the entire Middle East. On November 8, 1942, Britain and the U.S. launched Operation Torch—the invasion of French North Africa (today Morocco and Algeria). Germany responded the next day...

10/24 Links: Jerusalem Synagogue Massacre claims sixth victim; BDS activists guilty of discrimination

From Ian: 11 months on, rabbi dies of wounds from Jerusalem synagogue massacre Almost a year after Palestinian terrorists killed four worshipers and a policeman at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Rabbi Haim Yehiel Rotman, who was critically injured in the attack, died from his injuries Saturday evening. Rotman had been in a coma ever since two East Jerusalem terrorists armed with a gun, axes and meat cleavers stormed the Bnei Torah Synagogue in Har Nof...