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This is the Forward’s coverage of the Nazi regime, which came to power in Germany and orchestrated the Holocaust during World War II.

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What Nazi Shootings Tell Me About West Bank Killings

Watching horrifying tapes of Nazi executions can tell us a lot about the authenticity of a video depicting the killings of two Palestinian teens in the West Bank While studying Yiddish in Lithuania during the summer of 2008 my fellow students and I visited Ponar, the site where 100,000 people, including nearly an entire branch…

By Jordan Kutzik May 23, 2014 | 4 min read
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German Nazi Prosecutors Get Trove of Majdanek Files

Prosecutors in Germany will soon get files on former guards at a Nazi death camp who could still be charged for their role in the Holocaust, the country’s top war-crimes investigator said on Tuesday, although he added that lack of evidence will keep many of the cases from going to trial. “These investigations are largely…

By Reuters May 20, 2014 | 2 min read
The Schmooze
Macklemore Dresses Up as Stereotypical Jew

Really, Macklemore? A big Jewish nose? Subtle. On Friday night, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed a secret show in their hometown of Seattle in honor of a new exhibit at the city’s EMP Museum. As Gawker points out, this would not have been news if it had not been for Macklemore singing “Thrift Shop” while…

By Anne Cohen May 19, 2014 | 2 min read
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For Some Dutch Jews, Limburg Province Was Refuge in Storm of Holocaust

(JTA) — In her nightmares, Tilly Walvis pictured German soldiers storming the house where she was hiding and deporting her children and the Christian couple sheltering them. Walvis had good reason to fear. At the time, her family was living in the home of Albert and Frederika Santing in Hoensbroek, a Dutch town in the…

By Cnaan Lipshiz May 19, 2014 | 3 min read
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At the Height of World War II, Dutch Jews Found an Unlikely Refuge

(JTA) – In her nightmares, Tilly Walvis pictured German soldiers storming the house where she was hiding and deporting her children and the Christian couple sheltering them. Walvis had good reason to fear. At the time, her family was living in the home of Albert and Frederika Santing in Hoensbroek, a Dutch town in the…

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 18, 2014 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
Are Your Kids Playing Jews vs. Nazis Beer Pong?

Let’s be real: good old-fashion beer pong got boring a long time ago. Well, some High School students have decided to get inventive and reconfigure the cups a bit to look something like this: “This is what we play at parties. Jews vs. Nazis” -Cape Coral HS pic.twitter.com/ol8FcztcjQ — HighSchoolConfession (@HSConfessionaI) April 27, 2014 The…

By Michael Kaplan May 15, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Nazi Propagandist’s Book Used in Austria Test for Recent Graduates

(Reuters) — Two senior Austrian educators will step down over a scandal in which a test administered to graduating high school students featured an essay by a Nazi apologist, the latest in a series of missteps in awarding high school diplomas. Following a high-profile data leak and a failure to communicate new grading scales, the…

By Michael Shields May 15, 2014 | 2 min read
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Turkish Tourists Freed After Making Majdanek Nazi Salute

A court in Lublin, Poland, conditionally dismissed charges against two Turkish tourists accused of making a Nazi salute at Majdanek, the former concentration camp, placing them on two years’ probation. The ruling Wednesday regarded Mesut T., 24, and Mehmet A., 21, former students at the Technical University of Lublin. In October, while on a visit…

By JTA May 15, 2014 | < 1 min read

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What Nazi Shootings Tell Me About West Bank Killings

German Nazi Prosecutors Get Trove of Majdanek Files

Macklemore Dresses Up as Stereotypical Jew

For Some Dutch Jews, Limburg Province Was Refuge in Storm of Holocaust

At the Height of World War II, Dutch Jews Found an Unlikely Refuge

Are Your Kids Playing Jews vs. Nazis Beer Pong?

Nazi Propagandist’s Book Used in Austria Test for Recent Graduates

Turkish Tourists Freed After Making Majdanek Nazi Salute

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What Nazi Shootings Tell Me About West Bank Killings

German Nazi Prosecutors Get Trove of Majdanek Files

Macklemore Dresses Up as Stereotypical Jew

For Some Dutch Jews, Limburg Province Was Refuge in Storm of Holocaust

At the Height of World War II, Dutch Jews Found an Unlikely Refuge

Are Your Kids Playing Jews vs. Nazis Beer Pong?

Nazi Propagandist’s Book Used in Austria Test for Recent Graduates

Turkish Tourists Freed After Making Majdanek Nazi Salute

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נײַע איבערזעצונג: דאָס לעבן און טויט פֿון אַ שטעטל בעת דער רוסישער בירגערקריגNew translation: The life and death of a shtetl during the Russian Civil Wars

Esteemed by Oscar Wilde, England’s ‘greatest Jewess’ may finally be getting her due

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