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NYC Immigrant Neighborhood Map Sparks Backlash After Historic Italian, Jewish, Irish, and Greek Enclaves Left Off
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (623+ words) A New York City map highlighting immigrant neighborhoods ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has ignited political and cultural controversy after several historic ethnic communities—including Little Italy, Astoria’s Greek community, and traditionally Jewish and Irish neighborhoods—were omitted. Among…...
Syriac Cultural Association in Daramsuq holds lecture on Syriac heritage and Syria’s Aramean history
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (351+ words) SyriacPress DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — As part of efforts to introduce Syria’s diverse communities and peoples to the history and civilization of the Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) people and their deep-rooted presence in Syria, the Syriac Cultural Association in the Syrian capital, Daramsuq, held…...
Italy to Honor Sikh Soldiers’ World War Sacrifice
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (434+ words) Hundreds of Italians and members of the Sikh community will gather on August 1 to honor the Sikh soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for the liberation of Italy during World War II. The annual commemorative event aims to raise…...
Israel to assume one year chairmanship of WWII Arlosen Archives
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (479+ words) Israel is set to assume the one-year rotating chairmanship of the International Commission (IC) of the Arolsen Archives in June 2027, one of the largest archives on all things WWII. The IC, which governs the International Tracing Service (ITS) behind the Arolsen…...
EA-Clinton Institute VideoCast: Ireland and the Making of America - The Scots-Irish Immigrants
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (194+ words) Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and…...
‘Zanzibar was the genesis of the Goan migration to British East Africa’: Historian Selma Carvalho
16+ hour ago (618+ words) ‘Ikka review: Sunny Deol is both defence lawyer and prosecutor ‘Epic, experiential, real’: What to expect from Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ For children: Khichdi, mulligatawny soup, and other culinary gifts from India to the world Education crisis in India puts…...
A Citizen by Birth?
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (510+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. The Superior Court of Kern County posted a public notice on February 27, 1923, with a list of immigrants applying for admission to U.S. citizenship. Bakersfield resident…...
History: Depression-era Colorado closes its border with New Mexico in 1936
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (652+ words) It’s the stuff of science fiction, like the future dystopia envisioned in Colorado author Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2015 thriller “The Water Knife”: Western states militarizing their borders and turning on each other in a time of crisis. This story is part of…...
Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute hosts students from Pennsylvania’s George School
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (320+ words) The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute hosted students from George School in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania as part of its summer school programme from July 8 to 11. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute announced the programme in a statement. The programme was organised in cooperation…...
Author Mike Frankl charts fascinating but tragic family history in new book
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1030+ words) Cambridge resident Mike Frankl explores his family’s fascinating but tragic history, which includes surviving and escaping from the Nazis, in his book, Three Women, a Rabbi and a Musician from Bohemia: A Family History. Growing up in London, Mike recalls…...