Mazal Aklum, Student, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel

Mazal "Mali" Aklum has learned well the importance of remembering history. Her parents were among the first wave of Ethiopian Jews to flee their country and settle in Israel in the 1980s. As a member of this little-known minority, whose history is often overlooked, Aklum has a unique perspective on the breadth of Jewish identity and the importance of preserving memory.

Topics: Being an outsider, Identity and religion

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danah boyd, researcher, Microsoft; and fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

As a researcher for Microsoft and a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, danah boyd looks at how young people interact with social network sites, like Facebook and MySpace. Her research has led her to develop interesting observations about the nature of hate speech on the internet and tactics for combating it.

Topics: Fighting prejudice, Impact of youth, Propaganda and the media

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Xu Xin, Director, Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies, Nanjing University, China

Professor Xu Xin has spent 40 years at Nanjing University—as an undergrad, a grad student, and currently as director of the Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies. He teaches new generations of Chinese students about Jewish history, culture, and the lessons of the Holocaust.

Topics: Academic perspectives, Identity and religion, The role of education

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Navila Rashid, Student, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Through her participation in a youth program at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Navila Rashid says she became a better Muslim. Rashid believes her encounters at the Museum gave her courage to continue on her own spiritual journey and compassion for people of other faiths.

Topics: Being an outsider, Identity and religion, Impact of youth, The role of education

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John Mann, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom

Although there is not a single Jewish person living in the area British Member of Parliament John Mann represents, he believes it absolutely proper that he serves as chair of the British Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism.

Topics: Fighting prejudice, Government and political figures, Identity and religion

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Andrei Codrescu, Poet and commentator

Born in Transylvania just after the Holocaust, Codrescu immigrated to the United States as a teenager and eventually settled in New Orleans. Through the evolution of his now-famous surname, Codrescu reveals something about his own identity as a Jew, a poet, and an immigrant.

Topics: Authors, Identity and religion, Popular culture figures

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Brigitte Zypries, Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Germany

As Germany's Justice Minister, Brigitte Zypries is responsible for upholding justice, rights, and democracy in her country. Zypries explains why her government passed a law making Holocaust denial a criminal offense and why that law is important.

Topics: Government and political figures, Holocaust denial, Justice and law

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Tracy Strong, Jr., former employee, European Student Relief Fund

In 1940, Tracy Strong left the relative safety of America to help students displaced by the war in Europe to continue their studies. While uncomfortable with the title "hero," Strong's efforts to sustain an educational safe haven ultimately proved life saving for many young Jews.

Topics: Identity and religion, Rescue and resistance, The role of education

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Rebecca Dupas, English teacher, Friendly High School, Fort Washington, Maryland

As a senior in high school, Rebecca Dupas took part in a program sponsored by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, called Bringing the Lessons Home. The program teaches young people about the Holocaust, so that they can help spread understanding about the dangers of hatred and prejudice.

Topics: Fighting prejudice, The role of education

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Scott Simon, Journalist

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the tragic death of Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, who died heroically in the line of duty on June 10, 2009, protecting our visitors and staff. This episode of Voices on Antisemitism with Scott Simon ran originally on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday.

Topics: Fighting prejudice, Journalists, Popular culture figures

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