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A Ballad in the Key of 4G
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In this personal narrative, Edwin Black traces a lineage of Holocaust survivors across four generations and reminds us of the need to never forget.
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In this personal narrative, Edwin Black traces a lineage of Holocaust survivors across four generations and reminds us of the need to never forget.
On November 29, 1947, the UN voted 33 yes, 13 no, with 10 abstentions, to create two states: one Palestinian Arab, the other Jewish. Once the UN vote registered, a new anti-Jewish campaign exploded in Iraq. This time, it was not just pogroms but systematic pauperization, taking a cue from the confiscatory techniques developed by the Nazis who had now infested the government. Jews were charged with trumped-up offenses and fined exorbitant amounts. All the while, mob chants of “death to the Jews” became ever more commonplace.