Critics of the Cultural Boycott of Israel Make Their Case
(Hyperallergic, May 20, 2015) "Have all or any of the signees visited Israel and/or Palestinian Territories? I’m curious if you think that has an impact on the perspective of the group."
Philanthropist and Jury Clash Over Design of Controversial Warsaw Memorial
(Benjamin Sutton: Hyperallergic, 8.5.2015) A controversial competition to build a monument in Warsaw to Poles who helped Jews during the Holocaust just got a little more controversial after the founder of the organization behind the project denounced the winning design.
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial to Righteous Suffers New Setback as Design Is Tossed
(Donald Snyder: The Forward, 2.5.2015) A dispute over designs is the latest roadblock to hit a controversial Holocaust memorial planned for the site of the Warsaw Ghetto that would honor so so-called Righteous Gentiles who rescued Jews.
“… der Kritik des Antisemitismus gewidmet”
(Sheri Avraham, Eduard Freudmann, Tatiana Kai-Browne, Niki Kubaczek: derdiedas bildende Nr. 3, 2015)
Dämonisierte Juden, boykottiertes Israel?
(wina, 4/2014) "Die gerade zu Ende gegangene São-Paulo-Biennale scheiterte beinahe, als eine Gruppe junger palästinensischer Künstler mit dem Boykott der Biennale gedroht hat, weil Reisekosten in der Höhe von 30.000 € vom Staat Israel der Biennale zur Verfügung gestellt wurden. Das Ganze wurde eine riesige Debatte."
Five Finalists Compete to Build Controversial Holocaust Memorial in Warsaw
(Julia Friedman: Hyperallergic, 12.2.2015) The proposed site of the RFF memorial has been the crux of the controversy. The foundation’s website calls for it to “be built in the vicinity of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews,” which is located in the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto.
ORF Kulturmontag: Der neue Antisemitismus
(Constanze Griessler: ORF 2, 3.11.2014) Kulturmontag, Austrian National Television’s show on arts and culture reporting on new anti-Semitism and on the Weinheber monument as an example of a representation of modern anti-Semitism in Vienna’s public space.