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After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books ‘Night,’ ‘Anne Frank’

Exclude from home pageCurated Content  |  September 21, 2026

Read the full story: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The lieutenant governor of Texas says his recent call for the state’s public schools to remove “over 2,000 titles” of “dirty, filthy and vulgar books” was not meant to include books about the Holocaust.

Tags:Dan Patrick"The Diary of Anne Frank"Texasnightbook banning
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