In Raven Mother, Jane Messer writes of the grandmother she never knew: a woman who defied expectations but was undone by war, displacement, exile and separation.
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Trump has expanded and escalated the most punitive policies he inherited from his predecessors.
As the daughter in a Jewish family fleeing the Nazis, Judith Kerr’s childhood was change, upheaval and deprivation. But this ‘clever refugee girl’ made her mark, creating stories of ideal childhood.
The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
Migration is central to Mediterranean history and people have always moved between its two shores.
Laden with 629 people, the Aquarius is heading for Spain after docking was refused in Italy and Malta. Here are four other infamous refugee boats from the 20th century.
The U.S. saw an increase in anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant sentiments in the period between World War I and World War II. Here’s why it matters to know that history today.
Hannah Arendt, a political theorist, fled Germany during Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and later wrote about ‘the banality of evil.’ Her work has recently become a best-seller. Here’s why.
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Senior Lecturer / Reader in Holocaust Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Associate Director of Jewish Studies, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
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Professor of German, Aberystwyth University
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Professor Emerita of Women's Studies, San Diego State University
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in English, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor of Human Security, American University School of International Service
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Professor of History, UNSW