Posts Tagged: Nazi Holocaust
New Documentary Traces Auschwitz Commandant’s Son as He Reckons With His Father’s Past
A trailer debuted on Monday for a new documentary about the son of the commandant of Auschwitz coming to terms with his father's notorious legacy...
Memorial to Holocaust Victims Unveiled in Moldova
A new Holocaust memorial was unveiled in the ex-Soviet republic of Moldova this week on the site of a former Jewish ghetto. The memorial in the...
Report: German Family to Donate Millions to Atone for Nazi-Era Deeds
JNS.org - One of Germany’s richest families, the owners of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and other brands, is donating millions of euros to help Holocaust survivors...
Germany’s AfD Decides Not to Expel Critic of Holocaust Memorial
A senior member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party will not be expelled for criticizing the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, the party said on...
Swastikas, Slurs Daubed on Polish Embassy in Tel Aviv Amid Ongoing Holocaust Bill Row
Swastikas and profanities were daubed on the entrance to Poland's embassy in Israel on Sunday after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Jews, as well...
Polish Nationalist Leader Denounces Antisemitism, Lauds Israel
JNS.org - The head of Poland’s right-wing nationalist Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, denounced antisemitism on Monday and lauded the “great state” of Israel during...
Rezső Kasztner: The Man Who Betrayed 400,000 Jews
A major injustice is being committed in our time, as a traitor to the Jewish people is being turned into a hero, and the anguished...
Adolf Eichmann Made Final Plea of Innocence Before Execution, Newly Released Documents Show
Adolf Eichmann, an architect of the Nazi Holocaust, protested his innocence in a final plea against his death sentence, newly released papers show. Eichmann told Israel's...
Archaeologists Uncover Remains of Nazi-Burned Great Synagogue of Vilna
JNS.org - A team of Israeli and Lithuanianhas uncovered the underground remains of the Great Synagogue of Vilna using ground-penetrating radar technology. According to the Israel Antiquities...
‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Trial Spectacle Sends Message to Future Generations
This week, in the German town of Lueneburg, a 93-year-old man went on trial accused of being an accessory to 300,000 murders. Whether you welcome the unedifying sight...
Investigator Says He’s ’99 Percent Sure’ Nazi War Criminal Alois Brunner Died in Syria
BBC - The chief investigator pursuing Alois Brunner, one of the world's most wanted German Nazi war criminals, has told the BBC that he is...
Diary Shows Life of Hungarian Doctor Who Hid Two Jews in Her Budapest Home During Holocaust
Washington Post - In December 1941, when Hungary severed relations with the United States during World War II, Maria Madi, a doctor in Budapest, started...
Designer John Galliano Loses £10 Million Unfair Dismissal Case Against Dior
Infamous fashion designer John Galliano on Tuesday lost a £10 million unfair dismissal case against Dior after he was fired by the fashion house for making...
Archaeologists Unearth Gas Chamber at Sobibor Concentration Camp
JNS.org - An Israeli and Polish team of archaeologists have unearthed one of the main gas chambers at the Sobibor concentration camp, Yad...
