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News Telling Story of Holocaust’s Horrors Through Ultra-Orthodox Eyes
Is it permissible to show images of Jewish women with their heads shaved but without a head covering as they walk towards Nazi gas chambers? This is the type of question faced by organizers of the first Holocaust museum to be aimed specifically at Orthodox Jews. Elly Kleinman, the Orthodox businessman behind the project, sought…
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Fast Forward Russian Lawmakers Approve Bill Making Holocaust Denial Illegal
Russian lawmakers approved a bill that would make Holocaust denial illegal. The lower house of the Russian Parliament, or Duma, passed the measure Friday on its first reading, the Voice of Russia reported Monday, making it illegal to deny the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal and punishing the “rehabilitation of Nazism.” Those found guilty of…
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Fast Forward Eva Braun May Have Had Jewish Ancestry, Documentary Says
Eva Braun, the wife of Adolf Hitler, may have had Jewish ancestry, according to a new British documentary. “Dead Famous DNA,” which is scheduled to air Wednesday on Britain’s Channel 4, reported that hair samples from a brush believed to have been used by Braun were tested and show that a DNA sequence found in…
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Fast Forward Is Campaign on French Rail Firm Blamed in Holocaust ‘Self-Defeating’?
Efforts by state legislatures to force a French rail company to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors deported by train to Nazi death camps are hurting their chances of ever receiving money, said Stuart Eizenstat. Eizenstat, a special assistant to Secretary of State John Kerry on Holocaust issues, has been in talks with the French government…
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News Atlanta Hawks Visit Holocaust Museum in Washington
NBA player Al Horford took out his phone as he left the U.S. Holocaust Museum on Friday and Tweeted: “Life changing experience.” It was an emotional afternoon for players and staff members of the Atlanta Hawks who arrived in Washington a day before their scheduled game with the Wizards and hustled from the airport directly…
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Fast Forward Britain’s Tate Gallery To Return Nazi-Looted Painting
Britain’s Tate Gallery said it would return a Nazi-looted painting to the heirs of an art collector from Hungary. The gallery announced on March 27 that it would return the 1824 painting “Beaching a Boat, Brighton” by John Constable. The artwork had been loaned to museums in the United States as late as 2006, The…
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Fast Forward Canadian Holocaust Survivors Targeted in ‘Vile’ and ‘Obscene’ Scam
Jewish Holocaust survivors in Canada are being targeted by a scam described as “vile” and “obscene.” Letters delivered to survivors in Alberta and Ontario claim they are entitled to a share of $75 million from the “Holocaust Claims Processing Office,” and request personal banking information. The letters promise the funds will be transferred to a…
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Fast Forward Czech Minister: ‘Not That Much Happened’ During Nazi Occupation
Czech Justice Minister Helena Valkova is facing harsh criticism for saying nothing much happened during the Nazi occupation of her country. Valkova, whose father is an ethnic German and who grew up in a bilingual home, made the statement in an interview which was published on the news website echo24.cz Asked about her views on…
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