Alison B. Curry
@abcurry.bsky.social
Historian | Public History Postdoctoral Fellow at USHMM | Jewish cemeteries; Holocaust Studies; Polish Jewish History |
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Pinned
After Death: Identity, Tradition, Ethics, and the Dead Jewish Body in Poland | Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry
This chapter explores the deceased Jewish body and the ways in which the dead contributed to the relationship of the living to their own Jewish identity in Poland. During the interwar period the dead Jewish body was a significant part of identity ...
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My article for Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Vol. 38 has officially been published. I wrote this a while ago, so I can’t bring myself to read it just yet. But maybe you will!
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
Reposted by Alison B. Curry
🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I bought a snow shovel today so now we won’t even get a snowstorm this weekend. Y’all are welcome.
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I bought a snow shovel today so now we won’t even get a snowstorm this weekend. Y’all are welcome.
My article for Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Vol. 38 has officially been published. I wrote this a while ago, so I can’t bring myself to read it just yet. But maybe you will!
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
After Death: Identity, Tradition, Ethics, and the Dead Jewish Body in Poland | Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry
This chapter explores the deceased Jewish body and the ways in which the dead contributed to the relationship of the living to their own Jewish identity in Poland. During the interwar period the dead Jewish body was a significant part of identity ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
My article for Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Vol. 38 has officially been published. I wrote this a while ago, so I can’t bring myself to read it just yet. But maybe you will!
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
Thanks so much to the editors for their support along the way and especially to @guesnet.bsky.social for the invitation.
Can Congress do something please.
Don’t be fooled: you can’t both claim this was simply the execution of an arrest warrant AND say the U.S. is now "running" Venezuela & grabbing its oil resources.
Trump just admitted this was a clear regime-change play to enrich U.S. oil companies & his billionaire buddies.
Trump just admitted this was a clear regime-change play to enrich U.S. oil companies & his billionaire buddies.
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Can Congress do something please.
Can’t wait for our Congress to do nothing about this.
In Opinion
President Trump “is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons,” the editorial board writes after the U.S. attack on Venezuela was announced on Saturday. “If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress.”
President Trump “is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons,” the editorial board writes after the U.S. attack on Venezuela was announced on Saturday. “If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress.”
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
We know that Mr. Trump’s warmongering violates the law.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Can’t wait for our Congress to do nothing about this.
Reposted by Alison B. Curry
UNC should maintain these centers because it is the right thing to do, but historians will also note that these centers across the US were founded for national security reasons in order to produce scholars, officers, and policymakers knowledgeable about the world. They weakened a country today.
This is absolutely catastrophic for research in the humanities and social sciences. Not only are these centers crucial sources of the limited research funding we have as grad students, but they have been interdisciplinary intellectual homes for so many of us at UNC. dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...
UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
dailytarheel.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
UNC should maintain these centers because it is the right thing to do, but historians will also note that these centers across the US were founded for national security reasons in order to produce scholars, officers, and policymakers knowledgeable about the world. They weakened a country today.
Husband went to the Giant near us because we realized we are out of Hanukkah candles. He asked some employees to point him to where he could find Hanukkah candles - this where they brought him 🤦♀️😭😂
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Husband went to the Giant near us because we realized we are out of Hanukkah candles. He asked some employees to point him to where he could find Hanukkah candles - this where they brought him 🤦♀️😭😂
So let me get this straight…this Stand up to Jewish Hate commercial claims that an appropriate response to antisemitism is posting a hashtag blue square?? Because “saying something” is too difficult? Doing anything else in response to antisemitism is too hard?? Yeah that sounds about right 🤦♀️
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So let me get this straight…this Stand up to Jewish Hate commercial claims that an appropriate response to antisemitism is posting a hashtag blue square?? Because “saying something” is too difficult? Doing anything else in response to antisemitism is too hard?? Yeah that sounds about right 🤦♀️
Two people at my husband’s family’s thanksgiving had very clearly never heard about the Holocaust when I told them about where I was working now. One is older, maybe 70yr old male. One is around my age. Western Maryland, Pennsylvania born and raised.
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Two people at my husband’s family’s thanksgiving had very clearly never heard about the Holocaust when I told them about where I was working now. One is older, maybe 70yr old male. One is around my age. Western Maryland, Pennsylvania born and raised.
My most recent book review has just been published with the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies.
The destruction of Jewish cemeteries in Poland
Published in Journal of Modern Jewish Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My most recent book review has just been published with the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies.
I’m convinced the Deliver Me from Nowhere hate is 97% originating from MAGA trolls.
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m convinced the Deliver Me from Nowhere hate is 97% originating from MAGA trolls.
I watched a group of early high schoolers visit the Holocaust museum’s permanent exhibition today. What did I learn? That digital cameras are cool again. Who knew?
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I watched a group of early high schoolers visit the Holocaust museum’s permanent exhibition today. What did I learn? That digital cameras are cool again. Who knew?
Incredible find, this cemetery dates to 1070CE. A reminder that space matters — “Though Jews were given licence to operate within the old Roman walls of the city, they were obliged to be buried outside it.”
Britain’s oldest Jewish cemetery discovered at the Barbican
A team of amateur historians found the site, which dates from Norman times, just outside London’s ancient Roman wall
www.thetimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Incredible find, this cemetery dates to 1070CE. A reminder that space matters — “Though Jews were given licence to operate within the old Roman walls of the city, they were obliged to be buried outside it.”
*watching a nature documentary*
Narrator: “the female waits by her deceased relatives’ side for 3 days.”
Me: “Three days?!?”
My non-Jewish husband: “She’s sitting shiva, chill.”
Narrator: “the female waits by her deceased relatives’ side for 3 days.”
Me: “Three days?!?”
My non-Jewish husband: “She’s sitting shiva, chill.”
August 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
*watching a nature documentary*
Narrator: “the female waits by her deceased relatives’ side for 3 days.”
Me: “Three days?!?”
My non-Jewish husband: “She’s sitting shiva, chill.”
Narrator: “the female waits by her deceased relatives’ side for 3 days.”
Me: “Three days?!?”
My non-Jewish husband: “She’s sitting shiva, chill.”
Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation. It’s been a wild six years here at UNC, and while pursuing a PhD can be incredibly stressful and frustrating, I do not take for granted the ability to pursue my passion in this way.
June 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation. It’s been a wild six years here at UNC, and while pursuing a PhD can be incredibly stressful and frustrating, I do not take for granted the ability to pursue my passion in this way.
My mother used to always say, “You only have to watch the last five minutes of a basketball game” and I never understood that, bc certainly that’s also true for all other sports??
But after catching a few of this season’s playoff games, I fear she’s right about that one too.
But after catching a few of this season’s playoff games, I fear she’s right about that one too.
May 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
My mother used to always say, “You only have to watch the last five minutes of a basketball game” and I never understood that, bc certainly that’s also true for all other sports??
But after catching a few of this season’s playoff games, I fear she’s right about that one too.
But after catching a few of this season’s playoff games, I fear she’s right about that one too.
Reposted by Alison B. Curry
Today, more than six months after voters elected me to keep my seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, my opponent conceded the election. Read my statement here.
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today, more than six months after voters elected me to keep my seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, my opponent conceded the election. Read my statement here.
Thank you, Senator. Proud to have been able to vote for you in the past.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thank you, Senator. Proud to have been able to vote for you in the past.
Reposted by Alison B. Curry
The UNC-CH chapter of the AAUP strongly and unequivocally condemns the targeting of international students and scholars.
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The UNC-CH chapter of the AAUP strongly and unequivocally condemns the targeting of international students and scholars.
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
No one talk to me for a week after June 27th.
Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums Trailer
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
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April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No one talk to me for a week after June 27th.
A quick and easy to use tool to email your representatives to save the NEH.
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I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here.
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April 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A quick and easy to use tool to email your representatives to save the NEH.
It’s fascinating to watch the reaction to @booker.senate.gov ‘s over 16hr speech on the Senate floor. On the one hand, there’s a lot of applause - others claim he’s not actually doing anything worthwhile.
As someone studying historical resistance, resistance takes many forms.
As someone studying historical resistance, resistance takes many forms.
April 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It’s fascinating to watch the reaction to @booker.senate.gov ‘s over 16hr speech on the Senate floor. On the one hand, there’s a lot of applause - others claim he’s not actually doing anything worthwhile.
As someone studying historical resistance, resistance takes many forms.
As someone studying historical resistance, resistance takes many forms.
Thanks for the invite! Always love talking about cemeteries!
@abcurry.bsky.social doing us a solid and guest lecturing for my Jewish History class on cemeteries and death in the historical perspective.
March 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thanks for the invite! Always love talking about cemeteries!
Very grateful for the support of fellow grad students throughout the PhD process.
I recently started a Zoom working group with grad friends I met at various conferences over the years. It’s turned into a super consistent and supportive part of my week. It’s lovely. And grad students are the best.
I recently started a Zoom working group with grad friends I met at various conferences over the years. It’s turned into a super consistent and supportive part of my week. It’s lovely. And grad students are the best.
March 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Very grateful for the support of fellow grad students throughout the PhD process.
I recently started a Zoom working group with grad friends I met at various conferences over the years. It’s turned into a super consistent and supportive part of my week. It’s lovely. And grad students are the best.
I recently started a Zoom working group with grad friends I met at various conferences over the years. It’s turned into a super consistent and supportive part of my week. It’s lovely. And grad students are the best.
Just read about Jesse Eisenberg being granted Polish citizenship earlier this week.
I looked into this a few years ago - we have so much documentation of my family’s Polish roots but Polish law is quite specific and we wouldn’t qualify.
Back then, people questioned why I would want Polish
I looked into this a few years ago - we have so much documentation of my family’s Polish roots but Polish law is quite specific and we wouldn’t qualify.
Back then, people questioned why I would want Polish
March 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just read about Jesse Eisenberg being granted Polish citizenship earlier this week.
I looked into this a few years ago - we have so much documentation of my family’s Polish roots but Polish law is quite specific and we wouldn’t qualify.
Back then, people questioned why I would want Polish
I looked into this a few years ago - we have so much documentation of my family’s Polish roots but Polish law is quite specific and we wouldn’t qualify.
Back then, people questioned why I would want Polish