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Fast Forward Michigan Synagogue Papered Over With Hitler Posters
(JTA) — The doors of a synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan were plastered with posters described by police as anti-Semitic. Rabbi Michael Schadick of Temple Emanuel discovered the posters on Sunday morning, prior to the start of Sunday School at the synagogue. Local media did not report the contents of the posters. But photos of…
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Culture Jewish Artifact Dealer To Auction Hitler’s Belongings In Germany
A military artifact dealer related to victims of the Holocaust is expected to take home millions by selling at auction his personal collection of items that belonged to Adolf Hitler. Craig Gottlieb, who, according to a press release, is of Jewish descent and lost family members in the Shoah, is auctioning off a military visor…
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Fast Forward Suicide Prevention Hotline’s Phone Number Is A Pro-Hitler Code, War Vet Claims
(JTA) — A New York man wants the Federal Communications Commission to choose a different three-digit number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline because the proposed number glorifies Hitler. The proposed number is 988. The digits 88 are often used by neo-Nazis to refer to the phrase “Heil Hitler.” H is the eighth letter…
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Culture Yes, Really: There’s A Sculpture Of Hitler Praying At Winston Churchill’s Birthplace
Update, September 14, 10:40 a.m.: This article has been updated subsequent to the September 14 theft of Catellan’s “America,” a 19-karat gold toilet. Winston Churchill’s birthplace has just received an unlikely visitor: One Adolf Hitler. The Italian artist and provocateur Maurizio Cattelan’s sculpture “Him,” which depicts a kneeling, child-sized Führer, has been placed before a…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Who Wore Swastika Underwear Found Guilty Of Terror Plot
An English neo-Nazi who collected Adolf Hitler and Klu Klux Klan memorabilia was found guilty of anti-terror charges, The Mirror reported. Nathan Worrell was described as a “bit of a weirdo” by his neighbors, who claimed they weren’t aware of his extremist views. His home was converted into a Nazi-inspired shrine, where he even had…
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The Schmooze ‘JoJo Rabbit’ Hitler Satire Trailer Asks: Can Hitler Be Funny?
Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. It’s not funny. Unless you’re a fan of “The Producers,” the Broadway musical that spoofed Hitler and the S.S. to great success with Jews and non-Jews. Jewish and Maori director and all around likable guy Taika Waititi aims for the same gracious response Mel Brooks enjoyed, with…
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Culture Canadian Artist Who Displayed Hitler Painting: It ‘May Or May Not Have Been A Publicity Stunt’
An artist from Saskatoon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was banned from a local art and theater festival for attempting to sell a painting that prominently included Nazi imagery. She now says the work in question “may or may not have been a publicity stunt.” Shannon Gauthier displayed a painting titled “Never Again,” which…
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Culture ‘Mein Kampf’ Is Back — And There Are Reasons To Worry About That
On this date in 1925, Adolf Hitler published “Mein Kampf.” The most recent annotated version quickly became a non-fiction best seller in Germany with around 85,000 copies sold. The book had previously been banned from publication in the country (though it could still legally be read if a copy could be found). But in 2015,…
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