Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. As a Holocaust Historian, I have specifically devoted myself to working on the history of women and gender in the Holocaust, and bringing those histories ever-closer to mainstream historical memory.
So, I’d like to link you all to a few pieces of writing I’ve done on the topic. An 11-part post series about Vladka Meed, a Jewish woman who smuggled explosives into the Warsaw Ghetto in preparation of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. A profile of Hannah Szenes, a Hungarian Jewish paratrooper who worked behind Nazi lines in services of the SOE (Special Operations Executive, same as Peggy Carter and Noor Khan).
A thinkpiece about how we misuse the memory of Anne Frank.
An assessment of how Holocaust memory is shaped by male experiences, and an analysis of what we miss through this centering of the male experience.
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here's ur reminder that axolotl is NOT pronounced like "ak-suh-laa-tl" (or lot-ul), it is in fact a nahuatl word (that most commonly translates to "water dog" actually, very cute!) and is pronounced "ah-SHOW-lowtch" !!!!
i think abt this every time i see a post abt axolotls coz i just know there r so many ppl mispronouncing it and the thought bothers me. if ppl, esp white ppl, reblogged this to spread the word to those who may not be aware, i'd be very grateful. thank u!!
PLEASE B00ST: HELP ME SAVE MY FRIEND’S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL
GO FUND ME LINK HERE
my friend is a brown muslim bisexual woman who’s family has hit hard economic times. Fleeing the Netherlands at one point due to extreme islamophobia, they decided to return for better access to medical mental health care. moving is expensive, being pressured to move is even more expensive. all of this compounds with the current COVID-19 pandemic, due to strict border requirements my friends cat Skitty is currently stranded in Istanbul. they are currently in need of money to both bring Skitty home AND contribute to their family’s rent and grocery expenses while they resettle. If she cannot gather the funding Skitty will have to be humanly euthanized.
We can all empathize with the lonely feelings of the pandemic. i personally can say i wouldn’t have made it through this all this far without my pets, and i’m sure some of you feel the same. Emotional Support Animal doesn’t come close to explaining how important this little cat is to her. They have spent agonizing months apart (for the both of them!) and it would mean so much to have them reunited.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-cat-skitty-return-home
all donations are appreciated and reblogging will always help more than you will ever know. thank you. here is her twitter post if you’d like to spread the word there.
I've been waiting for someone to do this, and I am not at all disappointed.
https://www.tiktok.com/@acapellascience/video/6918704058140265734
Do every retail employee a favor this Thanksgiving/black friday: stay home.
And for 2021, guess what day Groundhogs Day is on. Yup, Tuesday 😏
WHEN YOU SURVIVE THIS (AND YOU WILL SURVIVE THIS) IT WILL BE FOR YOURSELF