Posts Tagged: Nazi Germany
Wrong on Both Counts: Academic Boycotts and Israel
Statements rejecting calls for an academic boycott of Israel, such as that recently resolved by the academic American Studies Association, generally resort fully only to...
German Official Says Unlilkely Art Hoarder Will be Prosecuted
A German official has said it is unlikely the statute of limitations will be retroactively extended in order to prosecute Cornelius Gurlitt, the octogenarian discovered...
Rare 18th-Century Haggadah Sells for £210,000 at Auction
A rare 18th century Haggadah discovered by chance in the garage of a resident of Manchester, England has sold for £210,000 ($340,000) at auction, the...
Nazi-Era Law Blocks Art Recovery
New York Times - Wolfgang Büche was amazed this month when a watercolor seized by the Nazis from the small museum in this eastern city,...
German Recluse, Hoarder of Stolen Nazi Art, Wants His Controversial Billion-Dollar Collection Back
He knows of the internet but has never used it. He hasn't watched TV since 1963. He says he has never loved another person and...
Brooklyn College to Play Host to Another Anti-Israel Event
The City University of New York's (CUNY) Brooklyn College is again provoking passions, playing host this week to an anti-Israel activist who many, citing his published...
Daughter of Auschwitz Kommandant, Modeled for Balenciaga, Then Worked at Jewish Owned Shop for 35 Years
One of the daughter's of Auschwitz Kommandant Rudolf Höss once capitalized on her beauty to walk the runway as a model for dress maker Balenciaga,...
Japanese Deputy PM Backs Off Nazi Comments
BBC - Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has retracted remarks suggesting that the country could learn from Nazi Germany's constitutional reform. Mr Aso...
98-Year-Old Former Nazi Charged in Hungary
BBC - Hungarian prosecutors have charged a 98-year-old man, Laszlo Csatary, with participation in Nazi war crimes. He is under arrest in Hungary, accused of assisting...
German Woman’s WWII-Era Diary Shows How Citizens Turned Blind-Eye to Nazi Crimes
The diary of a young German woman's experiences during WWII is finally seeing the light of day, and it may offer new insight into the...
Defeat of Nazi Germany Marked 68 Years Later
Israel and the global community marked the 68th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Thursday with parades, festivals and...
Brother of Infamous Nazi Hermann Goering Up for Prestigious Righteous of the Nations Award
Albert Goering, the brother of infamous Nazi Hermann Goering, is now among the candidates to receive the Righteous Among The Nations award. Albert was a...
European-Funded Palestinian News Agency Publishes Article Denying the Holocaust
Just a day after issuing an apology for an anti-Semitic article published to its website, the European-funded Palestinian news service Ma'an News Agency published an...
Report: Nazi Goebbels’ Descendants Own Half of BMW
Bloomberg - In the spring of 1945, Harald Quandt, a 23-year-old officer in the German Luftwaffe, was being held as a prisoner of war...
