Anne Frank
Speakers at a spring event included a reformed neo-Nazi, an evangelical Christian college representative and a team chaplain from the NFL who expressed concern at rising hatred in American society and academia.
“This final community roundtable was an opportunity to reflect on how much more we can do when we work together,” the congresswoman wrote.
Law enforcement asked agitators, described as in their 20s, to leave, prompting them to move across the street.
“Their antisemitism has no boundaries,” said Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
A new work by the anonymous street artist Töddel features a famous Holocaust victim in a Palestinian scarf in Bergen, Norway.
Bookseller Gert-Jan Jimmink, who initiated the monument 20 years ago, said it “represents the 14,000 Jews from this neighborhood who were murdered.”
The advocacy of racism and fascism is illegal in the country.
The local Jewish community, which expressed “deepest rejection and indignation,” is threatening to sue.
The musician also likened Anne Frank to Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.
Eagle-eyed Instagram users also noticed a Che Guevara portrait.
It will open as part of a community-wide project in Iowa and Illinois that aims to teach the public about the Holocaust and the Nazi atrocities that took place during World War II.
“If everyone has love in their heart for someone or something, we can see past our differences and collaborate to make the world a better place,” said 10-year-old Olivia Prince.
