Holocaust

This is the Forward’s coverage of the Holocaust (also called the Shoah), the genocide of Europe’s Jews committed by the Nazis during World War II.

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Greece Passes Bill Making Holocaust-Denial Illegal, Tougher Anti-Racism Laws

Greek lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill toughening anti-racism laws and making Holocaust denial a criminal act, as it cracks down on a wave of xenophobic attacks that have come amid the country’s worst-ever peace-time financial crisis. A gateway into the European Union for thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa, Greece is home to…

By Reuters Sep 9, 2014 | 2 min read
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Swastika Spray-Painted in Haredi-Heavy New York Suburb

Police are investigating an incident of anti-Semitic vandalism in a Rockland County, N.Y., community with a large haredi Orthodox population. The graffiti, consisting of a swastika and the words “Hail Hitler” spray-painted inside a Jewish star were found on a sidewalk Sunday in the town of Spring Valley, The Associated Press reported. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan,…

By JTA Sep 9, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Slovak Priest Says Jews to Blame for Holocaust-Era Hate

A Catholic priest in Slovakia sparked outrage by blaming the Jews for the hatred against them during the Holocaust and warned the Roma are following suit. Emil Floris leveled the accusation last month during a ceremony in Cadca, located 120 miles northeast of the capital Bratislava, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising…

By JTA Sep 9, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Memorial Planned in Warsaw Honoring Poles Who Saved Jews During Shoah

Organizers have announced a design competition for a memorial in Warsaw to Poles who saved Jews during World War II. Polish-born Holocaust survivor and philanthropist Sigmund Rolat, of the Remembrance and Future Foundation, announced the competition at a news conference in Warsaw on Monday. Rolat said the designs would be judged by an international jury…

By JTA Sep 9, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Greek Island Police Chief Photographed in Nazi Salute on Trip to Germany

The police chief of the popular Greek tourist island of Hydra was photographed giving the Nazi salute while on a trip to Germany. The Ethnos Sunday newspaper published the picture of Lt. Yiorgos Kagkalos, which it reported was taken in 2011 during a visit to the Nuremberg Transport Museum. The publication follows persistent reports suggesting…

By JTA Sep 8, 2014 | < 1 min read
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‘Here Lies Soap’

Among the handful of photographs in the Holocaust memorial book of Zbaraz, my ancestral town in western Ukraine, is a black-and-white picture of sad-eyed men and women standing beside a 10-foot tall monument. It is inscribed with the words “Here lies soap, made by the German mass-murderers, from the bodies of our brethren. May their…

By Susan J. Gordon Sep 6, 2014 | 7 min read
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Germany and Claims Conference Announce $250M Fund for Child Holocaust Survivors

Germany and the Claims Conference are establishing a $250 million fund for child survivors of the Holocaust. The fund will provide one-time payouts of approximately $3,280 (2,500 euros) to Jews born in 1928 or later who spent at least six months in Nazi concentration camps, in ghettos, in hiding or living under a false identity…

Sep 4, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Shanghai Unveils Memorial to 13,700 Jewish Refugees

A memorial to the more than 13,700 Jews who fled Europe to safety in Shanghai during the Holocaust was unveiled at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. The memorial was unveiled Tuesday in a public ceremony, according to local news reports. It includes a statue of six Jewish refugees, symbolizing the 6 million Jews killed by…

By JTA Sep 3, 2014 | < 1 min read

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Holocaust

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Greece Passes Bill Making Holocaust-Denial Illegal, Tougher Anti-Racism Laws

Swastika Spray-Painted in Haredi-Heavy New York Suburb

Slovak Priest Says Jews to Blame for Holocaust-Era Hate

Memorial Planned in Warsaw Honoring Poles Who Saved Jews During Shoah

Greek Island Police Chief Photographed in Nazi Salute on Trip to Germany

‘Here Lies Soap’

Germany and Claims Conference Announce $250M Fund for Child Holocaust Survivors

Shanghai Unveils Memorial to 13,700 Jewish Refugees

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