18 August 1866 | A German Jew, Chaim Yehuda Weyl, was born in Rogasen (today Rogoźno in Poland). A rabbi.
In November 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork and murdered in a gas chamber.
A Dallas-area school district has ordered schools to remove a version of Anne Frank’s diary from bookshelves after a parent complained about it using the new Republican-passed “critical race theory” law. jta.org/2022/08/16/united-st…
One of the expressive styles of artist David Popa is creating portraits on small ice floats using only charcoal and water [read more: davidpopaart.com/]
There is no other way to describe the current Republican Party than a cult of personality around Donald Trump.
That cult will likely take control of the 🇺🇸Congress at the end of the year, and maybe the White House in 2024.
Are European governments ready? newsweek.com/liz-cheneys-def…
The usual myths and stereotypes about Finland's education system, some true, most untrue or to be nuanced. And, most importantly, Finland is one of the fastest descenders in the PISA ranking. Stop presenting it as a recipe book for excellent education.
Die vier Bundesländer in denen die Lebenserwartung aufgrund grassierender Corona-Wellen laut Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung besonders stark gesunken ist, sind die vier Länder mit der niedrigsten Corona-Impfquote:
#Thüringen, #SachsenAnhalt, #Sachsen und #Brandenburg.
When Spanish triathlete Diego Méntriga noticed that British triathlete J. Teagle went the wrong way before the finish line, Mentriga waited for him so he could take his deserved 3rd place.
“He was in front of me the whole time. He deserved it.” —Méntriga
David Bowie was a genius artist and a deep thinker.
In 1999, only 6 years after the birth of the worldwide web, Bowie spoke about the "unimaginable" effects of the Internet on society.