Slavery
Passover In Jamaica — Where The Legacies Of Slavery Linger
Maybe that’s all the seder is: A place to do the telling, to ask all of the bright and dangerous questions.
A Stunning Reminder Of The Holocaust Finds Its Way To Survivor’s Daughter
Yad Vashem has informed her that they have her father’s ID tag from a munitions factory in the Czestochowa Ghetto.
Dutch Holocaust Survivor Told To Pay Taxes On Child Slave Labor Pension
The Dutch tax authority is seeking payment from an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor for a pension from her stint as a child slave laborer for the Nazis.
A Troubling Atlantic Cover Story Tells Of Modern-Day American Slavery
While the story is complicated, the ethical question at its center is not.
Is This Sugarcane Plantation ‘America’s Auschwitz’?
The Whitney Plantation has been called “America’s Auschwitz,” and the story it tells shows parallels between the Jewish and African-American experiences.
David Frum: Donald Trump Worse Than Slaveholders
“At least Andrew Jackson was physically brave,” Frum said, dissing Trump as the worst president ever.
Delaware's First Jewish Governor Apologizes for Slavery
Delaware first Jewish Governor, Jack Markell, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery in the United States, announced on Sunday a resolution to officially apologize for his state’s role in slavery.
Delaware's Jack Markell Issues Pardon to Abolitionist — 168 Years Later
Delaware Governor Jack Markell issued a posthumous pardon for Samuel Burris on Monday in the same courtroom where the free black man was convicted 168 years ago of helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
Montreal Businessman Buys Freedom for 128 ISIS Sex Slaves
Montreal businessman Steve Maman said his Jewish background has stirred his efforts to save Yazidi and Christian children from ISIS.
Which Side Were We On? Kentucky Slavery, Mine Wars and Segregation
As American Jews, we like to think that we’re on the side of the oppressed. But in Kentucky, some Jews owned slaves, some helped the Harlan miners, and some fought desegregation. How do we own up to that history?