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Aged Holocaust survivors commemorated the 65th anniversary of the last deportations from the Lodz ghetto to Nazi death camps on Thursday, and Poland's president recalled their suffering and praised Poles who risked their lives to save Jews.
In an April 7 story about Detroit's former top lawyer, Kathleen Leavey, filing a lawsuit against the city, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of Leavey's attorney. His name is James Fett, not Lett.
Polish officials marked the border of the former Warsaw Ghetto on Wednesday with plaques and boundary lines traced in the ground to preserve the memory of the tragic World War II-era Jewish quarter.
Marek Edelman, the last surviving commander of the 1943 uprising in the Warsaw ghetto by a handful of scrappy, poorly armed Jews against the Nazi army, becomes emotional when he speaks of the fighters he led.
The Jewish prayer for the dead echoed Tuesday across what was once the heart of the Warsaw ghetto as Polish and Israeli leaders marked the 65th anniversary of a doomed battle waged by young Jews against Nazi troops.
Would you send your child to a boarding school in Africa to get them out of the ghetto?Would you send your child to school halfway across the world if it meant the chance to escape the distractions of a dangerous neighborhood?
Canadian minorities feel discriminated, alienated: UN expertThe fact that this article states that police profile minorities and discriminate against them and they live in poorer housing and earn less money and have a higher unemployment rate in Canada appears to be a repeat issue of the United States and other countries as governments tu …
I was the assistant manager of a grocery store in Houston, Texas quite a few years ago. Now that I think about it, it was between 1960 and 1970. The grocery store was in the ghetto.
Gaza residents 'live in despair' The International Committee of the Red Cross has described the 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza as people "trapped in despair". In a report, it said that a main cause was the continuing Israeli blockade.
How American Ghettos Were MadeRedlining is a familiar, if poorly understood, word for the refusal to insure mortgages in black neighborhoods. Satter shows how it worked in vivid, personal terms.
I worked for Kroger in Irving and Houston Texas. I worked in the warehouse, was a general foreman in the transportation department, and worked in the stores as manager.
WASHINGTON DC: Mystical powers were being attributed to one of the most popular and beloved presidents in US history, Barack Obama, Wednesday.
New York Times Need I say more. The New York Times: "All the news that fits Our Agenda" "We do the thinking for you" This picture is worth 1000's of words.
"Fewer Than 100 Survived Treblinka. I Am The Last One."In December 1941, when I was 17, the Germans turned Losice, the Polish town where I lived with my parents and younger brother Israel, into a ghetto. The overcrowding was unbearable. We couldn't go out to buy wood or coal, and there was no medicine.
Nader's Black and White WorldSo will we have Ralph Nader to kick around some more after all? Maybe, but some of us were hoping that we could forget, so allow me the conceit. Can I say, "Thanks, but no thanks"?
Leaked DC Plans Would Require ID to Enter NeighbourhoodsD.C. police will seal off entire neighborhoods, set up checkpoints and kick out strangers under a new program that D.C. officials hope will help them rescue the city from its out-of-control violence.
Is Israel the largest Jewish Ghetto?Shmuel Rosner Chief U.S. Correspondent of Haaretz, an Israelian Newspaper, in dialogue with author David Samuels
Life in a Parallel Society - Muslims in GermanyIn Germany, Islam is often equated with fundamentalism and fanaticism, a perception that imposes a heavy burden on the country's 3 million Muslims.
Florida proposes Jail Time for Droopy PantsTALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate wants public school students to pull up their pants. Lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that could mean suspensions for students with droopy britches.
Street Smarts: Cleveland or Sarajevo? Which is Which?Several years ago a friend mentioned the similarity of certain Cleveland neighborhoods with the Bosnian city of Sarajevo following the war a decade ago.
Unknown writer penned Zionist manifesto on Judenrat papers"A Jewish nation is something the world needs, and that is the reason it will be formed. If only one man thought so, one could call it an insane notion, but the idea of a Jewish state is certainly acceptable and feasible. It will become reality without special difficulty.
Chaotic Ghetto Behavior in Cleveland's Flats caught on tapeWelcome to Cleveland. As detailed in a story published this week, "The Wild, Wild West Bank," hip-hop nightclub Mirage on the Water is currently being sued by Cleveland City Council, which hopes to strip the club of its liquor license.
Racism is gone? Bull@!$%#If even most African-Americans believe the black poor are primarily responsible for their own plight, does that make it true? "53 percent of black Americans now agree that 'blacks who can't get ahead are mostly responsible for their own condition.'" Williams was quoting a poll o …
Boycott Launched Against VH1; targeted for its negative portrayal of black womenA boycott has been launched against music channel VH1 to protest network executives who actively and purposely perpetuate negative stereotypes of black women through its reality programming.
Karlex : Let's Harmonize videoI discover this artist by accident on my local radio and just want to spread the word. Check for yourself Pete
Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and the Home of the ShamelessIs "ghetto" a term to embrace? Cora Daniel's new book, Ghettonation, looks at the usage of the word and its affect on the black community. I overhear a young man standing in line at a store yelling into his cell phone, "That @!$%# in jail again? I just bailed his ass out!"
Israel's Former Parliament Speaker Calls Israel A "Zionist Ghetto," Compares Treatment of Palestinians to "Nazi Germany"Israel's former parliament speaker has branded Israel as a 'Zionist ghetto', scoffing at the regime's self-definition as a Jewish state. In an interview published in Ha'aretz daily on Friday, Avraham Burg said that this self-definition is the key to the regime's ruin.
A drive through Chicago's public housing pastChicago offers architectural, historical and neighborhood tours which are very informative, but We The People Media tours take touring Chicago to a new level.
The ghetto culture machineThe kids "exoticize" black urban culture, says Graves, and act out what they learn in pop culture with "ghetto parties." Daniels says she has heard of some parties where students wear prison jumpsuits or have handcuffs hanging from their wrists.
Ghetto Chic: To Wear or Not to Wear?Another reason I would feel a tad bit uncomfortable clothing myself in "ghetto chic" is the manner in which the style itself is carried out.
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