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Fast Forward East German Jews Get Last Chance for Property
Jews who owned property in what would become East Germany have a last chance to receive compensation for it. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany published on its website a list of Jews who owned property in eastern Germany before the beginning of the Nazi era. The list, which contains thousands of entries,…
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News Pope Benedict’s Jewish Legacy Tarnished By Ties to Holocaust Deniers
Pope Benedict was cheered by conservatives for trying to reaffirm traditional Catholic identity but liberals accused him of turning back the clock on reforms and hurting dialogue with Muslims, Jews and other Christians. The 85-year-old German-born pontiff announced on Monday he would step down at the end of the month because of the effects of…
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Fast Forward Pope Benedict Shocks World by Resigning — Wins Praise From Jewish Leaders
Pope Benedict surprised the world on Monday by saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to cope with the demands of his ministry, becoming the first pontiff to step down since the Middle Ages and leaving his aides “incredulous”. The 85-year-old German-born Pope, hailed as a hero by conservative Catholics and viewed…
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Fast Forward Jewish Writer Tuvia Tenenbom In Hot Water for Nazi Salute
Israeli-born Jewish author Tuvia Tenenbom is in trouble in Germany for raising his arm in the Hitler salute, which is banned in the country. Tenenbom told the Magdeburg Volksstimme newspaper he had made the gesture toward a group of 900 neo-Nazis demonstrating there on Jan. 12 in order to provoke them. He was accompanied by…
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Fast Forward Germany’s Merkel Condemns Morsi Over Jew Hatred During Meeting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her meeting with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to criticize his past statements on Jews. Merkel raised the issue of Morsi’s 2010 recorded statement in which he called Israeli Zionists “descendants of apes and pigs,” during their meeting on Wednesday, according to German media. Morsi responded that the comments were taken…
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Fast Forward Verbal Attack on Jew Not Deemed ‘Anti-Semitic’
State prosecutors have determined that a verbal attack against a German Jewish leader was not a case of anti-Semitism. Stephan Kramer, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, disagrees and said on his Facebook profile that he would ask his attorney to inspect the files on the case, to see if an…
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Fast Forward Radical Catholic Bishop Fined for Holocaust Denial
A radical British Catholic priest has been fined in Germany on charges of Holocaust denial, which is illegal in the country. The $2,400 fine against British Bishop Richard Williamson, 72, stems from an interview he gave in 2008 to the Swedish SVT broadcaster, in which he called the murder of Jews in gas chambers during…
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Fast Forward Jewish Woman Voted Sexiest German Lawmaker
A 25-year-old Jewish woman has been voted Germany’s sexist female politician. Marina Weisband, 25, a leading member of the “Pirate Party Germany,” took first place in a Playboy online poll with 29 percent of the votes. According to the Bild Zeitun newspaper, 1,000 people took part in the poll. Coming in second was the Left…
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