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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Trauma of Japanese American WWII incarceration lasted generations: study
[Source] A West Virginia University study has revealed that Japanese American women who were likely incarcerated in World War II detention camps as children gave birth to less healthy babies decades later, demonstrating how trauma from forced displacement can ripple across generations. Key findings The research, published in the Journal of Public Economics in February, found that Japanese American mothers born on the West Coast before 1946 gave birth to babies weighing 81 grams less on average than babies born to Japanese American mothers from Hawaii. The study documented one additional low birth weight baby per 100 births, equivalent to a 15% increase, among mothers who had been incarcerated. Using birth data from 1970 to 1988, researchers analyzed outcomes for women born between 1925 and 1956. Effects persisted even for Japanese American mothers born between 1947 and 1956 — a decade after camps closed — with babies 50 to 56 grams lighter. The research used Hawaii as a comparison group since only 1% of Japanese Americans there were incarcerated, compared to nearly complete imprisonment on the mainland West Coast. Trending on NextShark: Why this matters The research examined the effects of President Franklin Roosevelt's 1942 executive order that led to the forced evacuation of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans to prison camps. Lead researcher Daniel Grossman emphasized the study's broader implications about intergenerational trauma. 'Forced migration uproots communities,' Grossman told WVU Today. 'The trauma, loss of assets and displacement have long-lasting effects … Decades after exposure to incarceration, the nutritional, psychological and economic deprivations incarcerees experienced still harm their offspring.' Trending on NextShark: The findings contribute to growing understanding of how historical injustices can affect multiple generations, potentially informing policies for current displaced populations worldwide. This story is part of The Rebel Yellow Newsletter — a bold weekly newsletter from the creators of NextShark, reclaiming our stories and celebrating Asian American voices. Trending on NextShark: Subscribe free to join the movement. If you love what we're building, consider becoming a paid member — your support helps us grow our team, investigate impactful stories, and uplift our community. Subscribe here now! Trending on NextShark: Download the NextShark App: Want to keep up to date on Asian American News? Download the NextShark App today!
Arab News
28-05-2025
- General
- Arab News
Board of Deputies of British Jews member resigns over stance on Gaza
LONDON: A member of the UK's Board of Deputies of British Jews, the largest official Jewish organization in the country, has resigned over its position on Gaza. Daniel Grossman, 21, is among 36 elected members of the BoD who signed an open letter last month saying 'Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out' about Israel's war on the Palestinian territory, adding: 'Israel's soul is being ripped out.' Grossman, a student at Bristol University, subsequently left the organization, and said that the BoD had 'failed to act morally and failed to represent the increasing diversity of opinion within the British Jewish community' on the issue, adding it was trying to 'stifle dissent.' He told The Guardian: 'It's very simple. They (the BoD) are refusing to explicitly and publicly condemn Israel's genocidal assault in Gaza and to criticize the (Israeli) government for abandoning the hostages, who have been in captivity for far too long. 'Increasing numbers of people are recognizing that Israel's actions in Gaza cannot be justified as purely self-defense. They seemingly want to declare a perpetual war against Palestinian civilians with the goal of ethnically cleansing them from the Gaza Strip.' Following the publication of the letter, the BoD, which has 300 elected representatives, began disciplinary proceedings against the 36 signatories. An investigation into their conduct is expected to conclude in the coming weeks. Grossman, who said that he grew up in a normal Jewish community in the UK, described the months since the attack on southern Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza, as 'a journey for me,' adding it had become 'increasingly clear that the way the Israeli government is acting is not acceptable by any measure.' Following his resignation from the BoD, he told the Guardian: 'More people were sympathetic than I expected, and it has genuinely astonished me. Lots of these people may not feel able to speak out themselves, they might find it difficult with friends or family. But people have reached out to me. 'A huge shift is happening. The diversity of opinion in the Jewish community is becoming increasingly clear,' he said. 'My 89-year-old grandmother, who was a refugee during the Holocaust, said I had done the right thing and she is proud of me for speaking up.' A BoD spokesperson told The Guardian: 'Daniel's term as a deputy was due to end in a few weeks with him having been replaced by another representative from the Union of Jewish Students. We wish him well with his future endeavours.'
The Guardian
28-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Member of UK Jewish body resigns over failure to call out Israel on Gaza
An elected representative on the UK's largest Jewish body has resigned, saying it had 'failed to act morally and failed to represent the increasing diversity of opinion within the British Jewish community' amid growing horror at Israel's renewed assault on Gaza. Daniel Grossman, one of 36 elected members of the Board of Deputies facing disciplinary proceedings over their criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, told a meeting called by the board last weekend that he had 'no confidence in the leadership'. Grossman, 21, a final-year student at Bristol University, was one of three dozen deputies who signed an open letter last month that said 'Israel's soul is being ripped out' by the war in Gaza and that their 'Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out'. In response, the board, which consists of more than 300 deputies, opened a disciplinary procedure against all 36 and suspended two deputies. The board's efforts to shut down debate over the Israeli government's actions has prompted criticism and discomfort among a significant and growing proportion of British Jews. Grossman told the Guardian: 'It's very simple: they are refusing to explicitly and publicly condemn Israel's genocidal assault in Gaza and to criticise the [Israeli] government for abandoning the hostages, who have been in captivity for far too long. 'Increasing numbers of people are recognising that Israel's actions in Gaza cannot be justified as purely self-defence. They seemingly want to declare a perpetual war against Palestinian civilians with the goal of ethnically cleansing them from the Gaza Strip.' Grossman said that the past 19 months since Hamas's horrific attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 had 'definitely been a journey for me'. He grew up in a mainstream Jewish community, with strong emotional and familial connections with Israel, but it had become 'increasingly clear that the way the Israeli government is acting is not acceptable by any measure'. The response to his resignation had been more supportive than he expected, he said. 'More people were sympathetic than I expected, and it has genuinely astonished me. Lots of these people may not feel able to speak out themselves, they might find it difficult with friends or family. But people have reached out to me. 'A huge shift is happening. The diversity of opinion in the Jewish community is becoming increasingly clear,' Grossman said, yet the board had tried to 'stifle dissent'. Although younger Jews were more open to criticising the actions of the Israeli government, there was not a clear generational divide, he said. 'My 89-year-old grandmother, who was a refugee during the Holocaust, said I had done the right thing and she is proud of me for speaking up.' Grossman said he was on the political left among British Jews, but added: 'This issue is touching people across the political spectrum. A lot of people are waking up.' A spokesperson for the Board of Deputies said: 'Daniel's term as a deputy was due to end in a few weeks with him having been replaced by another representative from the Union of Jewish Students. We wish him well with his future endeavours.' Its investigation into the 36 signatories to the open letter is expected to conclude in the next few weeks.
Middle East Eye
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Board of Deputies member quits in protest over Gaza ‘genocidal assault'
A member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews has resigned over what he described as the failure of its leaders to explicitly criticise 'the Israeli government's ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza'. Speaking at a board meeting on Sunday, Daniel Grossman said he had lost confidence in the leadership of the board, a representative body made up of elected members from synagogues and Jewish organisations that describes itself as 'the voice of the British Jewish Community'. He said recent meetings between board leaders and Israeli ministers and officials, including foreign minister Gideon Saar, were 'both untenable and morally bankrupt'. Grossman, a deputy for the Union of Jewish Students who is currently studying at the University of Bristol, said board leaders had 'both failed to act ethically and also to represent the increasing diversity of opinion' over Gaza within Jewish communities. He said that Israeli opposition figures including Yair Golan, the main opposition leader, and Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister, were publicly recognising that atrocities are being committed. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters 'What good are private words in plenaries when you continue to meet with Israeli government officials and oppose any real action to stop their crimes?' he said. 'How many more Palestinians have to be killed and Israeli hostages sacrificed before the board speaks out against Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza?' As part of his work for the board, Grossman was a member of its international division and co-chaired a two-state solution working group. Critical letter Grossman was among 36 board members who last month signed a letter published in the Financial Times in which they strongly condemned Israel's renewed assault on the Palestinian enclave and its withholding of food and aid which has left hundreds of thousands on the brink of starvation. 'The inclination to avert our eyes is strong, as what is happening is unbearable, but our Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out,' they wrote. Leaders of the board accused the 36 deputies of 'misrepresenting our community', launched disciplinary proceedings against them, and suspended an executive committee member who had signed the letter. More than 800 lawyers and judges call on UK to sanction Israel over Gaza war Read More » Writing on social media shortly after publication of the letter following a meeting with Saar in London, Board President Phil Rosenberg wrote: 'Jewish leadership is standing up for peace & security in Israel & the Middle East… Unity is strength. Division serves only our enemies.' But other prominent British Jewish figures have continued to speak up in support of the dissident deputies, and in condemnation of the Israeli government's actions. In another letter to the Financial Times, 30 rabbis from Reformist and Liberal synagogues said they too could 'no longer turn a blind eye or remain silent'. Last week, Laura Janner-Klausner, the former senior rabbi for Reform Judaism, told Middle East Eye: 'There are many mainstream Jews who are seeing this as a complete moral and humanitarian disaster.' And on Sunday, Jonathan Wittenberg, the senior rabbi for Masorti Judaism, wrote that Israel's conduct of its assault on Gaza and withholding of aid 'contradicts what we have painfully learned from our long history as victims of persecution and mass murder'. Grossman's resignation was welcomed on Tuesday by Naa'mod, a British Jewish organisation that opposes Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and is critical of the board. 'We commend his decision to resign - it was principled, urgent, and necessary,' it said in a statement on social media. Sunday's Board of Deputies meeting followed a visit to Jerusalem last week by a delegation including Rosenberg and Michael Wegier, the board's chief executive, to attend a meeting of the World Jewish Congress, an international organisation representing Jewish communities around the world. While there, Rosenberg and Wegier also met with Lapid and Ayman Odeh, the leader of the Palestinian-Israeli Hadash party, as well as foreign ministry officials. Addressing Sunday's meeting, Rosenberg described the Board of Deputies as a 'proudly Zionist organisation'. Acknowledging criticism of the Israeli government's conduct of the war, Rosenberg said that 'food should not be used as a weapon of war' and said board leaders had 'been clear to Israeli leaders that we need to see aid flowing into Gaza'. He condemned settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and described far-right government ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir as 'a stain on the Zionist project'. 'Let me be clear: We strongly oppose rhetoric and actions aimed at the permanent forced displacement of populations, including the civilian population of Gaza,' he said. But Rosenberg added that it had been a mistake for the British government to suspend free trade talks with Israel. The board has previously criticised the suspension of some arms export licences to Israel, and the withdrawal by the current Labour government of the objection against the prosecution of Israeli leaders at the International Criminal Court raised by the previous UK government. In a statement published on Tuesday by Naa'mod, Grossman said: 'It is imperative the board gains the courage to act as a truly representative and moral body for all of British Jewry.'
France 24
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
Chen Reiss sheds light on forgotten composers of Vienna's golden age
12:53 From the show Operatic soprano Chen Reiss has just released a new album alongside Daniel Grossman and the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich entitled "Jewish Vienna". The Austrian capital has always been a key spot for classical music and the goal of this record was to focus on the artists and composers who were part of this rich scene until the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. We also look at how the internet and social media may have killed off the video star, as well as the new album from Welsh rockers Stereophonics.
