Art Spiegelman on the School Ban of His Book “Maus”
#International #Zeitgeist #UnitedStates #TheHolocaust

A school district in Tennessee recently removed Art Spiegelman’s Holocaust comic “Maus” from its curriculum․ In an interview, the artist discusses his view of the controversy and why he fears American democracy is facing dark years ahead․

Holocaust-Gedenken: Überlebende nutzen künstliche Intelligenz, um ihre Geschichten zu bewahren
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Ein Computerprogramm verwandelt die Traumata von Holocaust-Überlebenden in digitale Bilder․ Diese sollen dazu beitragen, ihre Erinnerungen für zukünftige Generationen zu erhalten․

Israel's Crisis of Democracy: "Netanyahu's Party Consists Primarily of Extremist Ideologues"
#International #World #Israel #TheHolocaust #MiddleEast

Israel's new right-wing government has plunged the country into its deepest crisis since its founding, argues sociologist Eva Illouz․ She says it is time for the world to take notice and act․