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Fast Forward Seattle Jewish Group Calls For NRA Lobbyist To Quit Over Holocaust Quip
Jewish leaders in Washington state called on Tuesday for the resignation of a National Rifle Association lobbyist over comments in which he compared the push for stricter gun control regulations to the policies of Nazi Germany. Brian Judy, an NRA senior state lobbyist based in California, made the remark while addressing opponents of a proposed…
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News Germany Warns Against Hate Speech After Imam Calls To ‘Destroy the Zionist Jews’
German government officials have vowed to clamp down on public anti-Semitic language, responding to recent demonstrations and speeches in which protesters called for death to Jews. “If anyone uses demonstrations to spread anti-Semitic slogans he will have to bear the consequences of this abuse,” said Frank Henkel, the representative of the Berlin government in charge…
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Fast Forward Nazi Guard Dies Before Extradition to Germany
A former Nazi concentration camp guard died hours before a judge on Wednesday ordered his extradition to Germany, where he faced charges of aiding and abetting the deaths of 216,000 Jews. Johann Breyer, 89, who served during World War Two as an armed guard at Buchenwald and Auschwitz and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1952, died…
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Fast Forward $100,000 Bail Set For 89-Year-Old Former Concentration Guard
A former Nazi concentration camp guard awaiting extradition to Germany was granted bail on Monday, set at $100,000, after his serious medical condition worsened while in jail, according to court documents. The decision comes days before a federal judge was to decide whether Johann Breyer, 89, would be extradited to Germany. Lawyers for Breyer, who…
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Fast Forward Auschwitz Guard Insists He Was Forced Into Working at Concentration Camp
An 89-year-old man wanted in Germany for working as a concentration camp guard during World War Two said in court filings on Friday that he should not be deported because his service in the Waffen SS was involuntary. “What can be said with certainty is that Mr. Breyer is not a war criminal,” lawyers for…
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News Nazi ‘Perfect Aryan’ Baby Was Actually Jewish
When Hessy Taft was six months old, she was selected as a Nazi poster child. Her flawless Aryan face was plastered on postcards and magazines throughout the Third Reich. But there was one crucial detail the Nazi propaganda machine had overlooked: Taft was a Jew. “Had they found out their mistake at the time, I…
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The Schmooze How Did Chelsea Handler ‘Nazi’ It Coming?
How did Chelsea Handler ‘Nazi’ this coming? July 14, Chelsea did a Hitler parody on her E! talk show, “Chelsea Lately.” Two days later came the Anti-Defamation League’s condemnation. During the parody, Chelsea’s sidekick, Chuy, dressed up as Hitler. When asked why, he told the audience it was in response to Germany’s World Cup victory….
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The Schmooze First Black Captain America Coming to Marvel Comics
(Reuters) — An African-American character will soon strap on the star-emblazoned shield and step into the red, white and blue uniform of Captain America in the pages of Marvel Comics. The character of Captain America first appeared in 1941, as a super soldier fighting the Nazis. He was revived by Marvel in the 1960s and became…
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