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Fast Forward Russian Nationalist Suggests Dividing Ukraine Using Nazi-Soviet Pact Lines
A prominent Russian politician has proposed dividing Ukraine along the lines of an infamous Nazi-Soviet pact and suggested that regions in Western Ukraine hold referendums on breaking away from Kiev. In a letter sent to the governments of Poland, Romania and Hungary, Vladimir Zhirinovsky also suggested those countries hold referendums on incorporating the regions into…
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Fast Forward 40% of Hungarians Hold Anti-Semitic Views: Polls
A new survey of anti-Semitic attitudes in Hungary showed up to 40 percent of respondents accepted some anti-Semitic attitudes. The survey of 764 participants was conducted in December by the Median polling company and commissioned by the Action and Protection Foundation — a watchdog on anti-Semitism of the Jewish community. The survey results were presented…
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Fast Forward Norway Museum To Return Nazi-Looted Matisse Painting to Heirs
A Norway musuem said it would return a Nazi-looted painting by Henri Matisse to the heirs of its former Jewish owner. The Henie Onstad Art Center near Oslo, or HOK, announced Friday that it would return the 1937 painting “Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace,” which has been part of the museum’s collection…
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Fast Forward Jewish Heirs Won’t Get Back Art Treasure, German Panel Rules
A collection of medieval religious art worth an estimated $275 million will not be returned to the heirs of four German-Jewish art dealers. The descendants of another heir said, however, that they will not give up the fight for the Guelph Collection now held by the Berlin-based Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. In a ruling last…
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Fast Forward Minnesota Man Sorry for ‘Nazi Night’ at German Restaurant
A Minneapolis man who organized a World War II party with actors dressed in SS uniforms at a restaurant draped in Nazi flags issued a public apology. Scott Steben issued the apology on Wednesday on behalf of a World War II reenactment group. Photos of the Jan. 20 event at a German restaurant in northeast…
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Fast Forward French Minister Accuses Israel Opponents of Anti-Semitism
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls called anti-Zionism “an invitation to anti-Semitism” at a rally in Paris commemorating four Jews who were murdered in Toulouse in 2012. Valls made the statement during a speech on Wednesday – the two-year anniversary of the murder at a local Jewish day school of Rabbi Jonathan Sandler; his two sons,…
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Fast Forward Hungary Jews Mark 70 Years Since Nazi Invasion
The Hungarian Jewish community held a memorial event in Budapest to mark the 70th anniversary of the occupation of Hungary by the Nazi-led German Army. Wednesday’s commemoration was held in Budapest in front of the downtown Dohany Street Synagogue. The event, sponsored by the Jewish community but open to the public, comes after representatives of…
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Fast Forward 93-Year-Old Auschwitz ‘Medic’ Charged With Murder
An alleged former medic at Auschwitz was arrested in Germany on accusations that he was an accessory to murder. The name of the 93-year-old man was not released in accordance with German privacy laws. He is accused of serving as a medic at the concentration camp in September 1944. Eight transports arrived at Auschwitz during…
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Opinion Settlers torched a West Bank mosque — and the milquetoast Israeli mainstream response won’t suffice
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