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News Mementos of Lithuania’s Lost Jews
On the shiny glass table lay jewelry, coins and metal utensils – similar to those in a catalog of antiques. The years have left their mark on the items, but they are still in good shape. Some collector would probably pay a nice amount for them. But these items are not for sale. It is…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Activist Calls Nazis ‘Small Fries’
The president of Chile’s Palestine Federation, Mauricio Abu Ghosh, told the radio station Cooperativa that “the Nazis were small fry compared to today’s Zionists, who make up the State of Israel.” He also said, “There were never warm relations between Chilean Jews and Palestinians living in Chile.” The Israel embassy stated its “concern” about the…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Jewish Lawmaker Sues Over ‘Nazi’ Jibe
A Jewish politician from Brazil said he would sue a colleague for suggesting he was a Nazi. Isaac Tayah, president of the city council of Manaus, said he would file charges in a federal court for racism, libel and defamation, according to A Crtitica, a Brazilian news site. Earlier this month, councilman Mario Frota published…
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Fast Forward Michigan Jewish Student’s Mouth Stapled Shut
A Jewish student at Michigan State University was beaten and reportedly had his mouth stapled shut by attackers spewing anti-Semitic hate. Just before the assault, which broke his jaw, Zach Tennen said his attackers asked him if he was Jewish, according to reports. Tennen, 19, a resident of suburban Detroit, said he answered in the…
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Fast Forward Indian Clothing Store Named for Hitler
The owners of a men’s clothing store in the Indian state of Gujarat are being urged to change the name from Hitler. The store in Ahmedabad is named for one of the proprietor’s grandfather, whose nickname was Hitler, the Times of India reported. He reportedly was called Hitler “because of his strict nature,” according to…
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Fast Forward Dutch Holocaust Rescuers Get Digital Archive
The government of the Netherlands and Yad Vashem have agreed to digitally archive documents connected to Dutch rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. The documents will be scanned by Yad Vashem – Israel’s Holocaust commemoration authority – over the coming two years, Yad Vashem deputy spokesperson Yifat Bachrach-Ron told JTA. Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev…
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News Turning an Eye on Jews of Shanghai
Between 1933 and June 22, 1941, when Germany declared war against the Soviet Union, roughly 20,000-25,000 Jewish refugees escaped Nazi persecution and the coming Holocaust by fleeing to the Far Eastern port city of Shanghai. Because of its extra-territorial status prior to Japanese occupation in 1941, Shanghai was one of the few places in the…
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Fast Forward Host Uses Nazi Slogan To Berate Assange’s Mother
An Australian radio host who claims Jewish descent was suspended for one month for shouting “Sieg Heil” three times at the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. John Michael Howson, 76, a talk-back host on 3AW Radio, reacted angrily with the Nazi taunts after Assange’s mother, Christine, said she would not conduct an interview on…
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