Nazis

Canadian politician apologizes for supporting Nazi

B'nai Brith Canada says apology of NDP candidate Steve Parish does not go far enough.

How do we know there were 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis?

A historian provides a review of how researchers and historians achieved conclusions on the number of Jewish victims of the Nazis. Op-ed.

US SC to rule on painting seized from Jewish woman by Nazis

The Supreme Court is set to decide the fate of a 19th century painting seized from a Jewish woman by the Nazis.

Boston professor under fire for classroom Nazi salute

Emerson College prof allegedly made the gesture during what he said was a parody of the Nazis while speaking about a German photographer.

Capitol rioter claims she's being treated like 'Jews in Germany'

Texas real estate agent and social media personality claims she is being persecuted "just like they did that to the Jews in Germany."

UK government closing compensation fund for victims of Nazis

Fund launched two decades ago to compensate victims of the Nazis who had assets confiscated by the British government is set to close.

Greek Jewish community praises return of its pre-war archives

Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece thanks Russia for returning the archives of the Greek Jewish community stolen by the Nazis.

Holocaust victims' prayer books found in Germany

Pieces of wood and paper fragments inscribed with Hebrew letters were unearthed during road work in Zuelpich, Germany.

Swiss Jews accuse private art collection of Nazi-era origins

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities denounces private art collection for allegedly containing pieces stolen from Jews by the Nazis.

Russia agrees to return pre-WWII Greek Jewish archives

Russia has agreed to return to Greece the pre-World War II archives of the Jewish communities stolen by the Nazis.

Former Nazi guard claims he was merely a farmhand working nearby

101-year-old accused of being guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp says he was a laborer at a factory and farm, not an SS watchman.

Van Gogh painting stolen from Rothschild by Nazis sells for $36m

Painting stolen from Jewish owner by Nazis during the Holocaust sells for $36 million.

November 9, 1938: This is the night the Holocaust began

Beginning with Kristallnacht, the Nazis engaged in a genocide of Jews. Its only purpose was to wipe them off the face of the Earth. Op-ed.

9 former Nazis died in the U.S. while awaiting deportation

Congressional Democrats probing why Nazi war criminals living in the US were not deported.

German MP warns echoes of Nazis are in Chinese propaganda

Frank Müller-Rosentritt reacts to Chinese state media calling for 'final solution' to Taiwan issue, says reminiscent of Nazi Final Solution.

Spanish project looking for Hungarian Jews saved by diplomat

The Spanish gov is looking for family of Hungarian Jews who escaped capture by the Nazis with the aid of a Spanish diplomat for new project.

Jewish film thought destroyed by Nazis restored after 80 years

1931's Europa had taken on a mythical status in the film world as an early avant-garde film that was supposedly destroyed by the Nazis.

Fate of painting looted by Nazis to be decided by Supreme Court

Family has spent 15 years trying to recover 1897 Pissarro impressionist painting that eventually landed in a Spanish museum.

Torah scroll stolen by the Nazis is returned to Prague

Torah scroll the Nazis stole for their post-Holocaust ‘Jewish museum’ returns to service in Prague.

A good look at Poland

Scholars work to understand the role Poland played in the Holocaust, but its role before the Nazis and in the present is clear. Op-ed..

Men who dressed like Nazis in Dutch town apologize

Ten men apologize after carrying out mock arrest of man wearing yellow star as part of rally against COVID-19 measures.

Dutch youths dress as Nazis in protest against COVID rules

Ten people dressed as Nazis stage mock execution of Jew in protest against coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands.

German synagogue destroyed by Nazi restored with virtual reality

Virtual reality reconstruction of Great Synagogue in Erfurt allows users with VR glasses and hand controllers to experience the synagogue.

Bible hidden during Holocaust returned to Jewish family

19th century illustrations in Bible offered clue to its origins, put researchers on four-year quest to find descendants of original owners.

Potsdam, Germany opens first synagogue in over 80 years

Potsdam has opened its first synagogue since the Holocaust along with a new Jewish scholarship center.

Canadian Jewish org calls for removal of statues linked to Nazis

Friends Of Simon Wiesenthal Center again calls for two Edmonton monuments to be taken down after graffiti highlighted their Nazi-links.

Austrian town to remove memorial to three Waffen SS soldiers

Town of Imst planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II.

Remains of 10 Jews discovered at site of Sobibór death camp

A study examining bodies discovered at site of former death camp found they were not Polish partisans but Jewish victims of Nazi guards.

Banner in Connecticut town equating Dems to Nazis sparks outrage

State Democratic leaders denounce sign while local pro-Trump group says banner not from one of their members.

Scottish National Party MP sorry for comparing UK gov to Nazis

MP deletes tweet claiming the Nazis didn't reveal their agenda until they'd "been in power several years and had stoked up fear and hatred."

French Jew gives up right to priceless artwork stolen by Nazis

After 10-yr dispute with the U of Oklahoma, 81-year old French department store heiress decides to give up her battle for Pissarro painting.

1888 tefillin case looted by Nazis returned to family

Case had been given to Algerian Jewish man as a bar mitzvah gift and was later stolen from his Paris apartment in 1942 by the Nazis.

Petition urges Canadian government to condemn Swastika Trail

Ontario road dates to 1920s before the ancient symbol became associated with the Nazis and the Holocaust.

BBC removes journalist who tweeted "Hitler was right"

Tweet from 2014 also said Israel was worse than the Nazis and told the IDF to "go to hell."

Bavaria returns 19th C painting to heirs of Jewish toy maker

Bavaria restituting painting by Austrian artist Joseph Wopfner to descendants of Jewish man whose collection was confiscated by the Nazis.

Former Nazis give their 'Final Account' in new documentary

Have former Nazis come to grips with Germany's responsibility for the Holocaust? Former Nazis tell all in new documentary.

When the world turned its back on European Jewry

In 1938, reps from 32 countries attended the Évian Conference to provide a solution to Jewish refugees from Germany. None was reached.

Swastikas, slurs and Nazi slogan found on Geneva, NY school

Playground and windows at elementary school defaced over the weekend with swastikas and slogan "Bring the Nazis Back."

Hugo Boss, with Nazi past, accused of using Uyghur slave labor

Fashion company Hugo Boss, which used Nazi slave labor to produce uniforms during the Holocaust, is accused of using Chinese slave labor.

Former judge: 'I have no doubt Demjanjuk is 'Ivan the Terrible''

Retired Supreme Court justice is 'proud' of the court for acquitting former Treblinka guard John Demjanjuk. 'They had mental strength.'

Report: US prevented top Nazi official from being extradited

Top Nazi official who spied for US was allowed to avoid trial until his death in 1975.

BBC uncovers evidence that U.K. intelligence hired Nazis to spy

U.K. Jews asking for a public inquiry into whether MI6 recruited Nazi war criminals as Cold War spies and helped them avoid prosecution.

Nazis' secret files: 'They were recording their good work'

A 60 Minutes documentary exposes the secret files of the Nazi regime, which documented not only victims, but details like head lice.

France to return Klimt painting to heirs of Jewish family

France is returning a painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt to the heirs of the Jewish family forced by the Nazis to sell it.

Montreal auction house suspended over Nazi relics

Online auction platform suspends Montreal auction house, removes Holocaust and Nazi relics that were being sold in an auction.

Montreal auction house urged to remove Holocaust and Nazi relics

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center calls on Montreal-based auction house to immediately remove Holocaust relics from its online auction.

Victory over Amalek - tracking down Rudolf Hoess

Two children were born within 3 years of each other: Kalman Abrahams in England, and Rudolf Höess, the Amalekite, in Germany.

A Jewish librarian spied on New York Nazis in the 1930s

Florence Mendheim pretended to be a Nazi sympathizer, attending meetings and gathering material for the American Jewish Congress.

Germany names SS veterans receiving army stipends

Germany gives Netherlands list of Dutch SS veterans who receive pensions for serving Hitler.

Arnold Schwarzegger: Capitol raid was like Kristallnacht

Actor and former California governor excoriates Trump, compares violence on Capitol Hill to the Holocaust-era Nazi pogroms of Kristallnacht.

Schwarzenegger compares Trump to Hitler, Republicans to Nazis

Austrian-born former California gov & Hollywood star compares Kristallnacht to last week's riot, Trump to Hitler, protesters to Nazis.

The Daily Portion

Dotan Valley - then and now

The story of Joseph continued to echo in the plans the Nazis had for the Valley of Dothan where the brothers sold him.

Vienna's terrorist ordeal is a reminder of past nightmares

The enemies of Western civilisation respect neither borders nor politics. The peoples of Europe stand or fall together. Op-ed.

'The children came back sicker than when they left'

Nazis who killed children ran German children’s homes after the war, report finds.

IOC apologizes over tweet on 1936 Olympics

The 1936 Olympics in Berlin were an opportunity for Adolf Hitler to promote his government and ideals of anti-Semitism.

Dear Jews: Too many of you don’t know what you are not to forget

We say Never Forget and Never Again?  How many members of an organization like BLM need to be anti-Semites before you walk away? Op-ed.

Outrage over Sarajevo mass for pro-Nazi WWII collaborators

Wiesenthal Center urges Bosnian government to ban memorial mass for Croatia's pro-Nazi collaborators and civilians killed by communists.

D-Day was too late

Yom Hashoah: Don't only be sad - be mad!

National Gallery of Art to return Nazi-looted Picasso to heirs

Art museum will return drawing by Picasso to heirs of German-Jewish banker who sold it at a loss, fearing Nazis would confiscate his estate.