history
Immerse yourself in the Chinese Cultural Revolution at the Wende Museum
December 14, 2022The Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–76) was a period of tremendous social and economic upheaval within China itself that also had deep global reverberations.
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Thanksgiving’s genocidal history continues amid family gatherings and celebrations
November 23, 2022Another Thanksgiving—called “Thankstaking” in many Indigenous circles—comes and goes, but its bloody background forever lingers on.
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Massacre at Tantura: The lies upon which the State of Israel was founded
November 22, 2022Israelis called it a 'war of independence.' Arabs experienced it as Al Nakba - The Catastrophe.
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‘If I Forget’: The Holocaust, Zionism and the uses of historical memory
November 22, 2022It has been proclaimed to be “one of the greatest Jewish plays of this century.”
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‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground’: General, president, man and play
November 17, 2022People should, maybe not run, but dutifully show up to check out an important historical figure and, equally or even more important, a masterful monument of acting.
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