Historian Explains Why There's No Place for SS Monument in Suburban Philadelphia

Full Hour | In today’s second hour, Dom welcomes in Jared McBride, professor at UCLA and historian of Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century with a focus on mass violence, the Holocaust, interethnic conflict, nationalist movements, and war crimes prosecution. McBride was recently quoted in the Inquirer in an article focusing on a very controversial monument that was erected in Elkins Park 30 years ago recognizing the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Schutzstaffel, a Nazi military branch regularly referred to as ‘The SS.’ The argument from supporters is that these alleged Nazi sympathizers aided the United States in the war against the Soviet Union, which McBride dissects as revisionist history. Then, Dom announces that more schools have joined the ranks of those closing due to the heat wave Philadelphia is currently experiencing, taking a call from a teacher who explains the conditions that teachers are having to deal with during the excessive heat. Then, Dom calls upon Joan Cullen to chime in, with the former leader of Pennridge explaining why a half day was necessary for her school district. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)