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Listening, Learning & Honoring the Press

06/29/2018rdeblinger

Today I was planning on sharing what I have been reading to learn and engage over the past 2 weeks. And, I believe strongly that a commitment to reading, listening and learning is a form of action. But, after yesterday’s… Continue Reading →

Activism, Immigration, Social Media

The fear and freedom of asking anything

03/24/2015rdeblinger

Last week, Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser, Founder of the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, participated in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). The fact of a Holocaust survivor opening him- or herself up to anything on the internet is a scary… Continue Reading →

Holocaust Studies, Memory, Social Media Memories/Motifs, Reddit, Technology, Testimony, Witnessing

Selfies, Memory Sites, & “appropriate” forms of commemoration

10/09/2014rdeblinger

The selfie of San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (in Berlin) is making the rounds online. The people of the internet are “outraged,” both, it seems, at the picture itself and at the… Continue Reading →

Holocaust Studies, Memories/Motifs, Memory, Social Media

Instagram, Memory Making, and Leaving LA

08/29/2014rdeblinger

The last few months have been all about change. In May, I submitted my dissertation. In June, I received my PhD from UCLA. In July, Adam and I moved from LA to Santa Cruz, CA. Next week, I start a… Continue Reading →

Memory, Social Media Los Angeles, Technology

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  • In the News: Digital Jewish Studies Event on KQED
  • Anti-Semitism and the Internet: A Conversation in Silicon Valley
  • Digital Stumbling Blocks: Instagram and Holocaust Memory
  • Has this action had impact?
  • Staying Engaged & Finding Focus

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