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Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
It is heartbreaking to see antisemitism in my hometown. I was born in Wyncote, near Philadelphia, and it makes me angry and ashamed to see hatred tolerated there.
The numbers show this is not an abstract concern. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 465 antisemitic incidents across Pennsylvania in 2024, an 18% increase over 2023. It tracked 189 incidents in Philadelphia and 51 in Montgomery County. These reports include harassment, vandalism, and assault; they are not all classified as crimes. (adl.org, philadelphia.adl.org)
Hateful expression harms more than its immediate target. In a 2025 survey of Jewish Americans, 79% said they were concerned about antisemitism, and 52% said they had worried about their personal safety because of their identity. Nearly half reported taking steps to increase their security. A research review also found that exposure to hate is associated with worse psychological well-being, more negative stereotypes, and less trust between groups. (philadelphia.adl.org, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
It takes me back to the racism I experienced in the 1960s: signs throughout the South declaring that Black people could be refused service, along with separate “white” and “colored” signs on bathrooms and drinking fountains,”no niggers”. I remember what that hatred looked and felt like. We cannot accept it in any form, directed at any people.
I wish I could be there to stand with those protesting HATE. I am asking elected officials and other leaders in Philadelphia: Where are the clear statements condemning antisemitism? When hateful language is excused or repeated, it can make hostility seem acceptable and deepen fear and division. Leaders should speak plainly and consistently: antisemitism and hate have no place in our communities.
What the hell? We have to speak up.
Reggie Jackson
The Mr. October Guy
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
8 November 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rebekka Polak, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. She did not survive.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
ALT A blured photo of a young girl standing next to a chair.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
5 November 1914 | A Polish Jew, Dawid Cwajgenbaum, was born in Radom. A tailor.
In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 23214
He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydz…
ALT A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
5 November 1931 | Czech Jewish boy, Tomáš Klement, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_…
Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
ALT A portrait photo of a young boy
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
The planned bike ride boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in and around Rittenhouse Square on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht is deeply unsettling.
By explicitly targeting businesses because their owners are Jewish, the organizers are engaging in a form of discrimination that falls back on some of the oldest antisemitic tropes and tactics in history.
This is not simply a protest directed at the policies of Israel, rather it singles out our fellow Pennsylvanians based on their Jewish identity, targeting them for policies they have nothing to do with and no ability to affect because of their faith.
That is unconscionable in our Commonwealth which was founded on religious tolerance and unacceptable in a city that prides itself on brotherly love.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
4 November 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Anne Marjorie de Vries, was born in Amsterdam.
In Sept 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto with her mother Berta & sister Marianne Anne. From there they were deported to #Auschwitz on 4 October. All were killed in a gas chamber.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJ…
ALT Vintage sepia-toned photograph of a young girl with curly hair, smiling and holding a toy.
ALT Vintage photo featuring three people. A woman holding a young child who is playfully interacting with another seated person.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
4 November 1903 | A Czech, Zdenek Krejci, was born in Prague. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 6 March 1942.
No. 26453
He perished in the camp on 14 April 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
ALT A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
“I feel odd being thanked for doing what’s just normal. Music should make people feel safe, celebrated, and like they belong. And that’s the music I want to make.”
@BoyGeorge speaking from the site of the Nova massacre in Israel. What a mensch! Only love and respect!
[🎥: GB]
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
3 November 1936 | French Jewish girl, Sylvia Bergman, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
ALT A young girl in white hooded coat holding something in her hands.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
31 October 1930 | A German Jewish girl, Ruth Helene Henriette Lilienfeld, was born in Kalkar. She emigrated to The Netherlands.
She was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
ALT Vintage black-and-white photo of a smiling girl wearing a bow and plaid outfit.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
31 October 1893 | Dutch Jew Samuel van Beem was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1943 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
ALT Black and white portrait of a man in formal attire.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
29 October 1904 | Polish Jew Chaim Sznajder was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France.
On 25 June 1942 he was deported from #Pithiviers to #Auschwitz.
No. 42586
He perished in the camp on 12 August 1942.
His wife Marjam survived the war.
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Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
ALT Vintage photograph of a couple standing side by side, dressed in early 20th-century attire, against a painted backdrop of trees. The man on the left is wearing a suit with a tie, and the woman on the right is in a buttoned dress with a headpiece.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
In the parking lot of a Home Depot in Colorado, I discovered the true law of American physics.
In Japan, engineers calculate load security using weight distribution, friction coefficients, and tension formulas.
In America, a man ties twelve sheets of plywood to the roof of his SUV using two orange ratchet straps.
He cranks the metal handle until the roof of his vehicle visibly bends downward by half an inch.
Then he performs the sacred ritual.
He plucks the tight strap once with his index finger like a shamisen string. He slaps the top of the plywood twice with his open palm. And he speaks the four words required by federal law:
"That ain't going nowhere."
Until a man slaps the load and speaks that sentence, the cargo is in mortal danger. Once he says it, it could survive a category five hurricane.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
29 October 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Emma Sarah Overweg, was born in Dordrecht.
In October 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_…
Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
ALT A vintage black and white photo of a young girl with curly hair smiling gently at the camera.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
The biggest mistake tourists make in Japan is dragging a fifty-pound suitcase up and down subway stairs.
Watch how Japanese travelers board the bullet train. They walk on with a cup of green tea, a small shoulder bag, and both hands free.
Where is their luggage? It is already in the next city, waiting for them.
In Japan, the system is called Takkyubin, recognizable everywhere by a logo of a mother black cat carrying her kitten gently in her mouth.
When you check out of your hotel in Tokyo at eight in the morning, you hand your heavy suitcase to the front desk, fill out a tiny slip, and pay about twenty dollars. You can even send it straight from the corner convenience store.
Then you spend the entire day wandering through mountain temples or eating street food with nothing on your back.
When you walk into your traditional inn in Kyoto that evening, your suitcase is already standing neatly in your room, wiped clean, with the handle turned toward you.
In fifty years of handling millions of bags a year, lost luggage is virtually unheard of.
A society runs smoothly when you can hand your belongings to a stranger at a convenience store and know they will beat you to your hotel.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
27 October 1918 | Norwegian Jewish woman, Tonny Segal, was born in Kristiania (today Oslo).
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
ALT An ID portrait of a smiling woman.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
26 October 1908 | Norwegian Jew, Jacob Scharff, was born in Oslo. A violinist.
In #Auschwiz from 1 December 1942.
No. 79213
He perished in the camp the same month.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydz…
ALT An ID portrait of Norwegian Jew, Jacob Scharff.
Steven Rosenbaum retweeted
26 October 1882 | Czech Jew, Vilém Stern, was born in Třeboň.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
ALT An ID photo of a mature man. He has mustache and is wearing a suit. Czech Jew, Vilém Stern.