The Morning Star publishes the speech by writer and editor JULIA BARD of the Jewish Socialists’ Group given at the paper’s annual conference at the weekend
The man who tried to warn the world about Auschwitz
A remarkable book tells the story of the first Jews to escape from the now-infamous Nazi death camp – but at that time most Jews of Europe had no idea of the horrors taking place behind the barbed wire, explains MARY DAVIS
BARBARITY: ‘Selection’ of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-Il-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland, May/June 1944, during the final phase of the Holocaust; and (right) a watchtower at Auschwitz I camp
Engels’ essay on our origins and distinctiveness built on Darwin’s own exploration of human evolution and has provided a framework for exploration and research which has stood the test of time, declares the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
ORDINARY PEOPLE is the theme and title chosen by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for the commemoration of HMD 2023.
In the trust’s words: “Genocide is facilitated by ordinary people. Ordinary people turn a blind eye, believe propaganda, join murderous regimes. And those who are persecuted, oppressed and murdered in genocide aren’t persecuted because of crimes they’ve committed — they are persecuted simply because they are ordinary people who belong to a particular group.”
But what this statement leaves out is the victims. These too were ordinary people — millions of them, including six million Jews.
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