Aktion Kinder des Holocaust
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Aktion Kinder des Holocaust also known by its initials AKdH is an international community of descendants of survivors of the Holocaust and World War II
antifascist resistance, together with their relatives and friends. It is constituted as a club under Article 60ff CC of Swiss law. It describes itself as an "association against anti-Semitism, racism and political extremism." Its name translates as Action (by) Children of the Holocaust.
It was founded in 1991 around an interdisciplinary research project associated with the University of Basel
, Switzerland
. It is a partner and resource provider to the interdisciplinary research project "VIOLENCE youth" at the University of Basel
. It is associated with the research project "Right-wing youths in Switzerland".
Its principal aim is to document and counter right-wing extremist youth in Switzerland. It assesses extremist individuals on web forums and chatrooms to look for insecure adolescents who might be turned from their extremist views. It then engages with target individuals and eventually arranges face-to-face contact.
It maintains an extensive web archive of antisemitic views in the media and on the web. It puts pressure on Internet service providers to remove neo-Nazi web sites.
It criticized the work of Brazilian political cartoonist Carlos Latuff
in 2002 for a cartoon depicting a Jewish boy in the Warsaw Ghetto
saying "I am Palestinian". It sued the Independent Media Center
(IMC, also known as Indymedia) of Switzerland on the charge of anti-Semitism
. The reason was a cartoon of Latuff's We are all Palestinians series, published in Swiss IMC website, which depicted a Jewish boy in the Warsaw Ghetto
saying: "I am Palestinian." The criminal proceedings were suspended by Swiss court.
Notable supporters are the writers Peter Bichsel
and Mariella Mehr
, the historian Heiko Haumann, the Israeli journalists François Loeb and Uri Avnery
.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
antifascist resistance, together with their relatives and friends. It is constituted as a club under Article 60ff CC of Swiss law. It describes itself as an "association against anti-Semitism, racism and political extremism." Its name translates as Action (by) Children of the Holocaust.
It was founded in 1991 around an interdisciplinary research project associated with the University of Basel
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is a partner and resource provider to the interdisciplinary research project "VIOLENCE youth" at the University of Basel
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
. It is associated with the research project "Right-wing youths in Switzerland".
Its principal aim is to document and counter right-wing extremist youth in Switzerland. It assesses extremist individuals on web forums and chatrooms to look for insecure adolescents who might be turned from their extremist views. It then engages with target individuals and eventually arranges face-to-face contact.
It maintains an extensive web archive of antisemitic views in the media and on the web. It puts pressure on Internet service providers to remove neo-Nazi web sites.
It criticized the work of Brazilian political cartoonist Carlos Latuff
Carlos Latuff
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian freelance political cartoonist. His works deal with an array of themes, including anti-globalization, anti-capitalism, anti-Semitism, and anti-U.S. military intervention. Moreover, the issue that he is best known for, are his images depicting the Israeli–Palestinian...
in 2002 for a cartoon depicting a Jewish boy in the Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
saying "I am Palestinian". It sued the Independent Media Center
Independent Media Center
The Independent Media Center is a global participatory network of journalists that report on political and social issues. It originated during the Seattle anti-WTO protests worldwide in 1999 and remains closely associated with the global justice movement, which criticizes neo-liberalism and its...
(IMC, also known as Indymedia) of Switzerland on the charge of anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
. The reason was a cartoon of Latuff's We are all Palestinians series, published in Swiss IMC website, which depicted a Jewish boy in the Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
saying: "I am Palestinian." The criminal proceedings were suspended by Swiss court.
Notable supporters are the writers Peter Bichsel
Peter Bichsel
Peter Bichsel is a popular Swiss-German writer and journalist representing modern German literature. He was a member of the Gruppe Olten....
and Mariella Mehr
Mariella Mehr
Mariella Mehr is a Swiss writer.Mariella Mehr was born a member of the nomadic Yeniche people. She was a victim of the Hilfswerk für die Kinder der Landstrasse , which separated Yeniche children from their parents...
, the historian Heiko Haumann, the Israeli journalists François Loeb and Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery is an Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement.A member of the Irgun as a teenager, Avnery sat in the Knesset from 1965–74 and 1979–81...
.