Pier Marton, Author at Pier Marton

Harry Brod: ‘Working From and Against Privilege’ (at Webster U.)

by Pier Marton | Apr 4, 2012 | Afri, Antisemitism, Asia, Books, Care, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Native, Politics, Racism, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women

Harry Brod What would motivate those from dominant social groups to join as allies in struggles for justice with those from correspondingly subordinated groups? How can identities of masculinity, whiteness and heterosexuality become the foundations to undo the...

Sviatoslav Richter ????????? ??????: 1915 – 1997

by Pier Marton | Apr 3, 2012 | Art, Books, Care, France, Music, Mystery, Poet, Quotes, Theater, Time

[I am sorry about the ?? instead of the cyrillic characters – on my previous WordPress.com blog, it worked fine. I have tried some of the tips provided here – http://wordpress.org/support/topic/special-characters-converted-to-question-marks-on-save?replies=39 – but I...

Salim Halali: 1920-2005

by Pier Marton | Mar 31, 2012 | Antisemitism, Film, France, Hispanic, Human Rights, Jewish, Juif, Middle-East, Music, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Wars

Praised by Oum Kalthoum and saved by Si Kaddour Benghabrit who headed the Paris Mosque during WWII. The war story is the subject of Free Men/Les Hommes Libres, a film by Ismaël Ferroukhi. with a review of that film by Ofer Aderet |March 2012 (in Haaretz): The Great...

Rena Kornreich’s Book: “Rena’s Promise – A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz”

by Pier Marton | Mar 31, 2012 | Antisemitism, Books, Death, Doc, Health, Human Rights, Jewish, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Women

“Rena’s Promise – A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz” is one of the most historically accurate and important books ever written on the women’s camp in Auschwitz I” – Irena Strzelecka, Director, Auschwitz Museum of Women,...