Michael Starr

Israel

Diaspora Affairs Correspondent at Jerusalem Post

Diaspora affairs correspondent for the @Jerusalem_Post. Opinions are my own.

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Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint keeps memory of victims alive by sharing her story

2 days ago | msn.com | Michael Starr

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Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint keeps memory of victims alive by sharing her story

2 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

Holocaust survivor Rena Quint shared her story, knowing that the opportunity to hear directly from those who survived the Holocaust is approaching its end.
Netanyahu late to ceremony, Yad Vashem upset, decides to start without him

2 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

A drone accompanying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's convoy may have been the reason for his late appearance at the official ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem on Wednesday evening. Those close to the Prime Minister claimed that the delay was due to a "security issue." In any case, the Prime Minister and his wife entered the ceremony late, after President Isaac Herzog and the Speaker of the Knesset had arrived and sat down.
Jews will never forget the Holocaust, even if the world has - analysis

2 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

A world without Holocaust survivors is terrifying, but inevitable - yet it would not be the end of the story or memory, just the end of their responsibility.
WATCH: Israel commemorates 80 years since the Holocaust

2 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

Israel marked 80 years since the World War II genocide of the Jewish people on Wednesday night, with the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day. A siren marking the six million victims of the Holocaust is set to sound on Thursday morning, but on Wednesday night an official ceremony was held at Yad Vashem. With the year's theme, Out of the Depth: The Anguish of Liberation, the ceremony was set to see remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.
Yale anti-Israel encampment reestablished to protest Ben-Gvir visit

2 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

BREAKING NEWS Anti-Israel activists re-established a protest encampment on the grounds of Yale University on Tuesday, according to social media announcements by Yale Students for Justice in Palestine, in protest of a planned visit by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Stolpersteine in Brussles vandalized with pro-Gaza graffiti

3 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

Holocaust memorial cobblestones in Brussels were found defaced on Tuesday morning with graffiti mentioning Gaza, according to the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations (CCOJB). According to photographs published by CCOJB, the Stolpersteines, memorial stones found throughout Europe at former residencies of Holocaust victims, had white graffiti spelling out "Gaza" and with signals equating the war against Hamas to the World War II genocide.
World to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors within next 15 years

4 days ago | msn.com | Michael Starr

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World to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors within next 15 years - projections

4 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

According to Vanishing Witnesses: An Urgent Analysis of the Declining Population of Holocaust, the global population of Holocaust survivors is expected to be around 21,300 by 2040.
Harvard University sues Trump administration, media reports say

4 days ago | jpost.com | Michael Starr

BREAKING NEWS Harvard University sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday, The New York Times and The Harvard Crimson reported, in the latest escalation between the educational institution and the government.