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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Community 3 Stalwart Acts Of Faith Saved My Family From The Holocaust
I was born in Leipzig, Germany, on May 31, 1939. I am a third-generation German. My father was born in Poland and immigrated to Germany as a 13-year-old boy to serve as an apprentice cap maker. After Hitler rose to power in 1933, things started to get bad. After the Nuremberg Laws were enacted, my…
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Fast Forward Letter Unearthed At Auschwitz Details Horror Of The Gas Chambers
A letter unearthed at Auschwitz and recently restored details the horrors of the gas chamber, the Jerusalem Post reported. Written by one of the Sonderkommando, the prisoners tasked with burning the corpses of gassed victims, the letter was made legible using advanced technology this month. “I am not sad that I will die,” Marcel Nadjari…
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Fast Forward John McCain Uses Nazi ‘Blood And Soil’ Slogan In Stark Warning About Trump
Senator John McCain on Monday mentioned a Nazi slogan and warned Americans against buying into “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in what appeared to be a stark warning about the dangers of President Trump and white nationalism. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he was being honored with the Liberty Medal by the National Constitution Center, McCain said, “We…
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Fast Forward Next Likely Chancellor Of Austria Called ‘Baby Hitler’
A German satirical magazine is under investigation after tweeting an image of Sebastian Kurz, an Austrian politician, with crosshairs over his heart next to the words, “Finally possible: Kill baby Hitler,” Politico.eu reported. The tweet was sent out by the magazine Titanic a day after Kurz’s party, the People’s Party, one the most vote in…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Halloween Costume Yanked After Social Media Uproar
An online Halloween costume retailer has pulled an Anne Frank costume after an onslaught of criticism on social media. HalloweenCostumes.com is no longer showing its “Anne Frank costume for girls” on its European and American sites. In the product’s description, the company described Frank as a hero, writing that “we can always learn from the…
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Fast Forward Philadelphia May Crack Down On Cops With Nazi Tattoos
The Philadelphia City Council president introduced a bill last week that would prohibit local public employees from displaying symbols that could be seen as promoting hate speech. This comes after a BuzzFeed News story about a Philadelphia police officer who faced no discipline for displaying a tattoo on his arm that appeared to be a…
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Fast Forward Teacher Told Sixth Grade Students To Make ‘Colorful’ Nazi Mascot
A Georgia middle school teacher is under investigation after she tasked her students with creating a “colorful” mascot for a Nazi rally in 1935, the Atlanta Jewish Times reported. An official from the school says the assignment was an attempt to fulfill the state curriculum requirement that students learn about Nazi propaganda. “The year is…
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Fast Forward British Students Spark Outrage With Swastika Reflective Vests
A group of British students went on a pub crawl wearing reflective vests covered in swastikas and offensive language, the Independent reported. The students, from the University of Exeter, had scribbled messages such as “I love rape,” and “I love Las Vegas concerts,” a derogatory reference to the recent shooting in Las Vegas that killed…
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