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Feb 2, 2022, 12:02 PM

Sport must never be an excuse to turn a blind eye to persecution

A member of the Chinese Security staff in front of the National Stadium. It is not just fears of the encroaching pandemic - and the very real prospect of athletes seeing their Olympic dreams wither in an isolation facility - that has led many to question whether the Beijing Olympics should be taking place at all. Issue date: Friday January 28, 2022.

The proximity of Holocaust Memorial Day to the Beijing Winter Olympics raises anew the thorny question about sports and politics. China is hosting 89 nations amidst calls for it to address its own human rights record. China’s treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority has been...

Oct 7, 2021, 3:15 PM

An open letter to survivors of the Shoah and genocides the world over

Illustrative. Creating a virtual reality project using a ‘green room,’ where a Holocaust survivor gives testimony for future generations. (via Jewish News)

Not a day goes by when I do not see your faces, hear your voices, read your words, and learn from your pain and wisdom. You have spoken with courage, fulfilling your promise to be a witness. Your legacy, forged in unimaginable suffering, is a...

Jul 16, 2021, 11:33 AM

Honour of the victims of Srebrenica

The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial in Potočari (Via Jewish News)

July 11 is a date that should by all rights live in infamy. On that date in 1995, the Srebrenica genocide began. By the time it was over, less than two weeks later, 8,373 Muslim men and boys were dead in the city of Srebrenica,...

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Stephen D. Smith is CEO of StoryFile and Executive Director Emeritus of USC Shoah Foundation