German Culture Minister Returns Painting Looted from French Jewish Politician

The painting by 19th century French painter Thomas Couture (1815-1879) was stolen from Mandel by the Nazis, and for decades remained part of a collection of 1,566 works stolen by Hildebrand Gurlitt.

Clinton Puts Her Foot in the Mouth (Again) with ‘Boxcar’ Remark

She denies that her criticism of Republicans wanting to put immigrants in "boxcars" was a reference to the Holocaust.

Photo of Hitler Embracing Child of Jewish Descent Auctioned for $11,520

The Bundesarchive has 17 letters from Bernile to Uncle Hitler and his aide Wilhelm Bruckner between 1935 and 1938.

Pillar of Melbourne Jewish Community Dies

A Vilna Ghetto survivor and partisan fighter whose restaurant in Melbourne became a meeting place for the postwar survivor community died on Saturday at...

Hitler’s ‘I Knew Nothing’ Bodyguard Dies at 96

Adolf Hitler’s bodyguard, who claimed he knew nothing about the Nazi extermination of 6 million Jews. Has died at the age of 96. SS Staff...

Rivlin Meets Polish Veterans, Righteous Among the Nations

Janina Rosciszewska met earlier this week Pavel (Pinchas) Wagner, who had been saved as a child during the Holocaust, thanks to her family.

Weiner’s ‘Nazi Card’ Might Cost Him the Game

Anthony Weiner has surprise everyone except himself by soaring to the lead in the Democratic primaries, but his use of the “Nazi card” to run down the “stop and frisk” policy may cost him points.

Report: YouTube Pro-Hitler Clips Stay Up Despite Repeated Flagging

In May 2016, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube signed an EU-sponsored code of conduct pledging to improve the mechanism of removing hate speech and other extremist material.

Eichmann Was Turned in by Anti-Nazi Geologist, German Paper Reveals

Decades after the capture and trial of Nazi arch-murderer Adolf Eichmann, the name of the man believed to have given the Mossad the evidence they needed to find him has been revealed.

Fox News’ Lara Logan Dropped by her Talent Agency for Comparing Fauci to Mengele

It doesn't sound like Logan made the direct comparison herself but was quoting "people," a technique favored by former-President Donald Trump.

Report: Syrian Regime Built Crematorium Outside Damascus

"We now believe the Syrian regime has installed a crematorium in the Sednaya Prison Complex which could dispose of detainees' remains with little evidence."

Justin ‘Weird’ Bieber Says Anne Frank Would Have Been a Fan

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, stayed for about an hour and wrote in the guestbook, "Truly inspiring...
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Labour MP Skewered by BBC Host over ‘100 Jews in the Ashtray’ Joke

Although the MP clearly used the joke as an example of something she did not deem appropriate, Neil remained offended that she would imagine himself enjoying such a terrible joke.

Abraham Peck, Survivor of 9 Concentration Camps, Dead at 91

"At any minute the guard could shoot you for not liking the way you looked at him," Peck recalled. "They would shoot you for nothing."

British Man Beats Up Anti-Semite George Galloway

We wish him a speedy recovery and a lifetime of laryngitis.

85 Years after Kristallnacht Jewish Survivors Again Feel Unsafe

Benjamin A., living in Greece, says: "It brings back nightmarish memories from my childhood."

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Remarks Prior to Cabinet Meeting

Prior to Sunday's cabinet meeting, Bibi talked about the dangers of Iran, ISIS and anti-Semitism and the importance of Aliyah.

Poland Sues U.S. Prof. for Saying Poles Killed Jews than the Germans

Polish-born Prof. Jan T. Gross wrote that although the Poles resisted the Nazis, they outdid them in murdering Jews.

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, There’s No Denying Max Arpels Lezer

Every week, a recorded message from the final generation of Holocaust survivors to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is posted on Facebook, Instagram (owned by Facebook) and Twitter.

Ocasio-Cortez Rejects Auschwitz Tour with Holocaust Survivor

The organization From the Depths, whose president, 93-year-old Edward Mosberg, is a Holocaust survivor, invited AOC to see the camp where an estimated 1.1. million people were murdered.

Russian Actor Compares Vaccine Policy to the Holocaust

“I woke up in a world where [the vaccine has] become an identification mark,” Beroyev said, brandishing the yellow star on his breast pocket.

Study: Children of Parents Who Were Babies in the Holocaust More Prone to schizophrenia

The lingering impact of the Holocaust on second-generation survivors.

WJRO Reports on Thousands of Cultural Objects Looted By Croatia during Holocaust

“This report is being released just weeks before the international Terezin Declaration Conference on Holocaust-era assets."

Jewish Lords Ask to Drop Ghanaian, Israeli Architects’ $65 Million Holocaust Memorial Project

David Adjaye was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv.

New Age Holocaust Commemoration: Meet the Designer

Ahead of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Saturday, January 27) I spoke to Edward Jacobs who, with his partner Dr. Michael Berenbaum, specializes in erecting "narrative historical, sociological and Identity Museums."
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Brazil Culture Minister Fired for Quoting Joseph Goebbels

Social media users in Brazil jumped on the obvious case of copy-paste.

RJC Thanks President Trump for Deporting Nazi War Criminal

Until Tuesday, German officials have been stressing they would only admit German-born Nazis, or Nazis who were charged with a crime in Germany.

Nazi-Looted Art Discovered In Munich to Go Online

German authorities have bowed to international pressure and are publishing a partial list of artworks found in a Munich apartment. The spectacular art find...

Peres Tells EU Parliament, ‘Europe Has Divorced Its Past’

President Shimon Peres told the European Union Parliament Tuesday, “In the past thousand years, more Jews lived in Europe than in any other continent....

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