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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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Fast Forward 50 Polish Righteous Cited as ‘Lights in Darkness’
U.S. Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull called 50 Holocaust-era rescuers of Jews “a light in the darkness” at a Warsaw reception in their honor. The reception at Warsaw’s Marriott Hotel was hosted by the New York-based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, which provides material assistance to hundreds of people who aided Jews during the war….
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Fast Forward South Africa’s ANC Won’t Fire Official Who Praised Hitler
The African National Congress indicated it would not take action against an employee who posted a Facebook message lauding Hitler’s genocide against the Jews. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe in an interview with the South African Jewish Report said Rene Smit, who works as social media manager at ANC Western Cape, posted the item on…
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News South Africa Ruling Party Official Praises Hitler for Genocide of Jews
The social media manager of an African National Congress affiliate posted a Facebook message lauding Hitler’s genocide against the Jews. The post by Rene Smit, who works at ANC Western Cape, displayed an image of Hitler with the title “Yes man, you were right…” followed by the line: “I could have killed all the Jews,…
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Fast Forward Swastika Plane Banner Stuns New York Beachgoers in Coney and Brighton Beach
New York beachgoers were stunned over the weekend when a plane flew overhead trailing a banner bearing a swastika. The Raelian group, an organization who believes that the swastika should be reintegrated as a symbol for peace, commissioned the fly-by, which was visible from heavily Jewish beach neighborhoods like Brighton Beach and Coney Island. The…
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Fast Forward 92-Year-Old Nazi Guard Denied Bail in Philadelphia
A former Nazi concentration camp guard awaiting extradition to Germany has been denied bail by a U.S. judge in Philadelphia. Lawyers for Johann Breyer, 89, had sought his release before an Aug. 21 extradition hearing, arguing in court papers he suffered from dementia and other ailments, and continued confinement could speed his deterioration and make…
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