Toby Axelrod
By Toby Axelrod
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Fast Forward Jewish leaders concerned after Germany’s far-right AfD party continues to make gains in local elections
The AfD party made major strides in two state elections this weekend
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Fast Forward Study shows right-wing extremist attitudes on the rise in Germany
The study came days after more than 40 gravestones were overturned in a Jewish section of the town cemetery of Köthen, in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt
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Fast Forward Germany bans neo-Nazi group to send ‘signal against racism and antisemitism’
The group, founded in the 1990s, reportedly has only 130 known members but is considered influential in the neo-Nazi scene
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Fast Forward Final investigation into prominent German Reform rabbi affirms abuse of power allegations
Walter Homolka had sued to prevent the publication of the report but was largely rebuffed by a Frankfurt court
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Fast Forward Medieval German synagogue added to UNESCO World Heritage list
The U.N. body also honored a ruins site near the West Bank city of Jericho, angering Israeli officials by describing its location as in the 'State of Palestine.'
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Fast Forward ‘In line with the dictator’s wishes’: Austria’s plans for Hitler’s birth house stir controversy
Authorities plan to house a police training program on issues related to human rights
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Fast Forward Windows shattered at headquarters of Holocaust memorial site foundation in Germany
The foundation had recently joined a coalition of groups calling for a demonstration against the statewide political conference of the far-right AfD party
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News German man accused of posing as a Jew and peddling fake, antisemitism-laced Holocaust story
Frank Borner is not part of the 'Meet a Jew' initiative operated by the Central Council of Jews in Germany. But he organized a 'Meet a Jew' event full of antisemitic stereotypes
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