Posts Tagged: Nazis world war II
Germany Lays to Rest Margot Friedlaender, Holocaust Survivor Key to Remembrance Culture
Margot Friedlaender, a Holocaust survivor who played an important role in Germany's remembrance culture ensuring the country's Nazi past is not played down with the passage of time, was laid...
Canadian Officials Face Criticism for Honoring Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators
JNS.org - Canadian officials are receiving backlash from the Jewish community for honoring members of Ukrainian organizations that helped the Nazis in World War II. A new...
US Appeals Court: California Museum Can Keep Cranachs Looted by Nazis
A federal appeals court on Monday said the Norton Simon Museum can keep two 16th-century masterpieces depicting Adam and Eve by the German Renaissance painter...
Austria Recalls Embassy Employee From Israel Over Nazi Shirt
Austria's Foreign Ministry has recalled an employee of its embassy in Israel after an Austrian weekly said he posted a picture of himself on social...
Bernie Sanders Visibly Moved After Learning Relative Died Fighting Nazis in World War II
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders recently choked up after he learned that one of his relatives died while fighting the Nazis during World War II. The Jewish former Democratic...
France’s Marine Le Pen Stirs Controversy With Comment on Jewish Arrests During WWII
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has touched a raw nerve in France by denying the French state's responsibility for a mass arrest of Jews...
German Exhibit Featuring Art Possibly Looted From Jews During Holocaust Has Int’l Jewish Org Concerned, Critical of Task Force
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) expressed dismay over a German art exhibit, slated to open at the end of 2016, featuring pieces potentially looted by Nazis...
Scotland Probing Origins of Chandelier at Scottish First Minister’s Home Claimed to be Nazi Booty
Scotland has launched an investigation into claims by a Jewish human rights group that a chandelier in the home of the country's first minister was looted by Nazis during World War...
Israeli Ambassador Prosor Compares Radical Islamists to Nazis on Anniversary of WWII Ending
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor on Tuesday compared Islamic extremists to Nazi forces in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly...
Israel Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day With Events Commemorating Death of Six Million Jews
Ynet - The State of Israel marks its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday with ceremonies commemorating the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis...
Jerusalem Hosting Legal Battle Over Oskar Schindler’s Personal Papers and Estate
Business Insider/AFP - Forty years after his death, a legal battle is playing out in Jerusalem over documents belonging to Oskar Schindler including personal copies...
Documentary Says Coco Chanel Worked for Nazis, Aimed to Use Influence to Take Back Business From Jewish Company
A new documentary that aired Monday night on French television revealed evidence that fashion designer Coco Chanel spied for the Nazis during World War II,...
75 Years Later, Reflections on World War II
Exactly 75 years ago on September 1, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, which valiantly sought to resist the onslaught, but was overwhelmed by the numerically and...
High Street Retailer Topman Apologizes for Jacket Featuring Nazi SS Insignia
High street fashion house Topman has apologized after a shopper discovered that a jacket sold by the company featured a Nazi SS emblem, Britain's Daily...
