Toby Axelrod
By Toby Axelrod
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Fast Forward In precedent-setting case, German city to return painting to heirs of Jewish businessman who was once in concentration camp
BERLIN (JTA) — The city of Dusseldorf has agreed to return an Expressionist painting estimated to be worth $18 million to the heirs of its original Jewish owner this week in a move that could set a precedent for German restitution claims. Kurt Grawi, a Jewish businessman and art collector, fled Nazi Germany for Chile…
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Fast Forward Germany would share Europe-only COVID vaccine with Israel, citing ‘special relationship’
(JTA) — Germany has pledged to include Israel in Europe’s deal for a future vaccine against the COVID-19 virus, in keeping with Germany’s “special relationship” with Israel as a response to the Holocaust. According to Israeli media, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Health Minister Jens Spahn made the commitment to Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic perpetrators are becoming more bold, Germany’s Angela Merkel says
(JTA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to fight against rising anti-Semitic incidents in the country. Merkel made the remarks during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the umbrella organization founded by Holocaust survivors. Addressing some 130 prominent guests in the interior courtyard of Berlin’s New Synagogue…
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Fast Forward Berlin rally against Coronavirus rules features neo-Nazis, anti-Semitic displays
BERLIN (JTA) – A rally supported by neo-Nazi groups drew more than 20,000 protesters in Berlin Saturday to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions. The rally was called a “Day of Freedom,” an apparent reference to a 1935 documentary about the Nazi army by Adolf Hitler’s pet filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl. Some attendees displayed anti-Semitic slogans,…
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Fast Forward Survivors launch campaign to fight Holocaust denial on Facebook
BERLIN (JTA) – Joining a growing chorus of critical voices, Holocaust survivors have launched an international online campaign criticizing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that is aimed at countering Holocaust denial on his social media platform. Starting Wednesday, a campaign sponsored by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany called “There’s No Denying It #NoDenyingIt”…
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Fast Forward Concentration camp guard gets suspended sentence for murder of 5,230
BERLIN (JTA) – In likely one of the last such trials, a 93-year-old former concentration camp guard was given a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday – a decision that the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s chief Nazi hunter is calling a travesty. A Hamburg court found Bruno Dey guilty as an accessory in the murders of 5,230…
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Fast Forward Far-right German activist ordered to jail for insulting Jewish leader
BERLIN (JTA) — A far-right activist will go to jail for insulting a German Jewish leader after the country’s highest court denied his appeal. Sascha Krolzig, who heads the small far-right Die Rechte party, will serve a six-month sentence for calling the head of the Jewish community in Herford-Detmold an “insolent Jewish functionary” and praising…
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Fast Forward Munich bans yellow stars at coronavirus protests
BERLIN (JTA) – Germany has seen several protests in cities across the country over the government’s strict coronavirus lockdown, and at some, demonstrators have worn yellow Stars of David meant to resemble the ones that Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust. These stars often say “not vaccinated” or “vaccination will set you free,”…
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