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NEWS ABOUT: assimilation

assimilation stories: 2 news summaries

 Israeli 'Lost Jews'  
 Ad Sparks Outrage 

Portrays those assimilated outside Israel as missing

Sep 9, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Israeli outreach group has dumped an ad campaign that sparked controversy by portraying assimilated Diaspora Jews as “lost,” the Jerusalem Post reports. Prominent American Jewish voices slammed the campaign, which many took as a slight to intermarried Jews. An intermarried Israeli critic called it “racist,”... More »

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Israel • Jews • Jewish • advertising campaign • assimilation • intermarriage

 Canada Apologizes
 to Indigenous Groups 

 Ottawa admits abuse of native cultures

Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe ... More »

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Canada • sexual abuse • House of Commons • Stephen Harper • compensation • Inuit • Assembly of First Nations • residential schools • physical abuse • Metis • First Nations • assimilation

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