{
  "id": 8371963,
  "title": "After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/after-outcry-texas-lieutenant-governor-says-schools-should-teach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:40:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-909092"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick expressed his desire for the state's public schools to remove over 2,000 books considered \"dirty, filthy, and vulgar,\" but clarified that this did not include Holocaust-related literature. During a press conference, Patrick threatened to withhold state funding from schools that did not comply with his directive to purge their libraries of such books. He later insisted that the state's public schools should teach Holocaust books such as \"Night\" by Elie Wiesel and \"The Diary of Anne Frank.\" Patrick's threats have the potential to affect over 5.5 million students in Texas public schools.",
  "summary": "Patrick claimed that his initiative was “focused on age-inappropriate, sexually explicit books in public school libraries,\" and stated that he believes students should learn about the Holocaust.",
  "key_points": [
    "Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to remove over 2,000 books from public schools.",
    "Patrick clarified his directive does not include Holocaust-related literature.",
    "He later stated schools should teach Holocaust books like \"Night\" and \"The Diary of Anne Frank\"."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The lieutenant governor's clarification on Holocaust literature signals a partial retreat from his earlier hardline stance on book removals, potentially sparing certain works from Texas public school libraries.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach ‘Night’ and other Holocaust books",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/after-outcry-texas-lieutenant-governor-says-schools-should-teach",
        "published": "2026-09-18T22:26:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}