Michael Shields
By Michael Shields
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivors, Austrian Far-Right Party Clash Over Memorial Service
VIENNA (Reuters) – A group that represents survivors of a Nazi-era concentration camp said on Monday the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), junior party in Austria’s coalition government, had not been invited to a memorial service, prompting an angry response from the FPO. The Austrian Mauthausen Committee holds a ceremony every May to mark the liberation…
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Fast Forward Hitler Lookalike Spotted Near Nazi Führer’s Birthplace
Austrian authorities are investigating reports of a man appearing in public in Adolf Hitler’s birthplace as the Nazi dictator’s double, including the distinctive mustache, haircut and clothing. “I have often seen this gentlemen in Braunau and wonder if this means something,” the Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten paper cited a local resident as saying on his Facebook page…
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Breaking News Nazi Propagandist’s Book Used in Austria Test for Recent Graduates
(Reuters) — Two senior Austrian educators will step down over a scandal in which a test administered to graduating high school students featured an essay by a Nazi apologist, the latest in a series of missteps in awarding high school diplomas. Following a high-profile data leak and a failure to communicate new grading scales, the…
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