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Poland may compensate owners of properties seized in Holocaust
New law will partially compensate for private-owned looted property, official says.
Canadian rabbi realizes 'egregious error' was made
Canadian rabbi admits gaffe - omission of Jews from Holocaust monument
Nazi-looted Pissarro painting at center of legal tussle
Descendants of Holocaust survivor push court to annul sale of painting confiscated by Nazis.
Polish culture minister slams EU museum for Holocaust exibit
Piotr Gliński says House of European History in Brussels portrays Poland as 'co-perpetrator' of the Holocaust.
Polish historian claims Nazi invasion was not so bad for Jews
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance rebuffs historian who said Nazi invasion 'did not look very bad' for Polish Jews.
German TV airs interviews with SS death squad soldiers
Israeli Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff works with German TV to bring SS soldiers' to justice.
Holocaust survivor and renowned harpsichordist dies
Zuzana Ruzickova, survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau and first soloist to record Bach's complete works, dies at 90 in Prague.
Belgian court sentences Holocaust denier to visit 5 Nazi camps
Former lawmaker convicted of Holocaust denial told by court to visit Nazi concentration camp once every year for 5 years, write about it.
German court drops case against 96-year-old Auschwitz medic
Auschwitz medic charged with participation in murder of 3,600 people found unfit to stand trial due to dementia.
'The State of Israel is the answer to anti-Semitism'
Social Equality Minister attends Romanian parade in memory of Elie Wiesel, speaks of Wiesel's legacy in fighting anti-Semitism.
Germany rejects Polish call for more WWII reparations
Agreement made in 1953 remains binding, German official says.
Graphic novel based on Anne Frank's diary unveiled in France
Israeli director Ari Folman unveils 1st authorized Anne Frank graphic novel.
Polish rescuers of Jews during Shoah honored for ‘true heroism’
30 Righteous Gentiles honored in ceremony attended by foreign and Israeli diplomats.
South African Jews sue local politician
Jewish community of South Africa files lawsuit against local politician over offensive tweets about the Holocaust.
German prosecutors drop case against former Auschwitz medic, 96
Prosecutors say elderly Auschwitz medic unfit to stand trial for accessory to more than 3,600 murders.
Belgium exempts Shoah survivors fined for alleged tax evasion
Belgian tax authority had demanded Holocaust survivors give back money received as part of government pensions to survivors.
Hungarian monument to Jewish Holocaust victims smashed
Monument to Jews enslaved by Hungarian Fascists and murdered by Nazis destroyed.
Watch: Thousands march in Lodz Ghetto
Thousands marched to commemorate 73 years since the extermination of the Lodz Ghetto.
Watch:'Israel excels at extorting Germany'
Palestinian Arab Ambassador to Turkey says Israel controlling Germany, extorting them because of the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivor: Yes, it can happen again
Holocaust survivor Sonia K. speaks to CNN, tells them the world may be in for another Holocaust - unless attitudes change.
Vilna: 17th century ritual baths found near Great Synagogue
After being destroyed in the Holocaust, two pre-war mikvaot are discovered in Vilna.
Historian seeks to exhume bodies of Jedwabne massacre victims
Polish state historian wants to examine bodies of 340 Jews murdered by their neighbors following new testimony on massacre.
Boston Holocaust Memorial vandalized again
New England Holocaust Memorial vandalized for the second time in two months.
This Holocaust monument in Belarus is haunting — and subversive
Soviet-era monument to victims of Nazi atrocities is one of the largest such monuments in the world, the size of 10 football fields.
Dutch historians find hidden marriage document of Shoah victims
Marriage certificate of couple who perished in Holocaust found inside chimney in Dutch town.
'World's oldest man symbolizes the Jewish nation's eternity'
PM Netanyahu expresses sorrow at passing of oldest man in the world, says he symbolized Jewish eternity.
World-famous monkey was nearly eliminated by the Nazis
How Curious George’s creators saved the beloved monkey from the Nazis.
Memorial to Jewish children deported in WW2 smashed
French memorial to 44 Jewish children deported from eastern France in 1944 desecrated by unknown vandals.
Yad Vashem, Serbian government sign historical agreement
Serbian teachers studying in Yad Vashem receive full accreditation for participation in seminars.
Documents on Nazi war criminals released to US museum
Argentina delivers thousands of WWII-era documents to US Holocaust museum.
Is a French university holding remains of Holocaust victims?
Team of experts discovers 20 boxes with human bones suspected of belonging to murdered Jews in a French university's vaults.
Canada strips citizenship of ex-Nazi for fourth time
Member of Nazi unit which butchered 90,000 Jews stripped of Canadian citizenship for hiding Nazi past.
'During the Holocaust, we played Robin Hood in the woods'
Three Italian brothers try to find the cave they lived in during the Holocaust.
Guide at Anne Frank Center compares Israel to Nazi Germany
Arab guide at Berlin's Anne Frank Center compares Arabs in Israel to Jews under Nazi Germany.
Prince William visits Nazi concentration camp
British Prince and wife visit Stutthof concentration camp in Poland, meet with Holocaust survivors.
Netanyahu, Macron mark 75 years since Paris roundup of Jews
French PM acknowledges "not a single German" took part in roundup of Paris Jews who were sent to Nazi death camps. French police did.
Study reveals elevated cancer risk in Holocaust survivors
Longitudinal study shows Holocaust survivors born in occupied countries have highest risk, those denied compensation from gov't have lowest.
Boston Holocaust memorial rededicated after vandalism
Hundreds, including Holocaust survivors, attend predication of Holocaust memorial vandalized last month.
Survivors of Romanian death trains to get compensation
For first time, survivors of 'death trains,' pogrom and open ghettos in Iasi, Romania, will be eligible to receive compensation pensions.
How these teachers learned to teach the Holocaust
New seminar emphasizes teaching what led up to the Holocaust, not just what happened between 1939-45.
France marks 70 years since historic 'Exodus' voyage to Israel
Attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Israel in 1947 built pressure for founding of Jewish state, was memorialized by 1960 'Exodus' film.
Elie Wiesel, my man for all seasons: First yahrzeit
French politician, Holocaust survivor Simone Veil passes away
Simone Veil, former French politician and Holocaust survivor, passed away this week at the age of 89.
New research
Brazil denied 16,000 visas to Jews during Nazi regime
Not even Albert Einstein's request for a visa was granted during years of increasing Nazi persecution and the Holocaust.
Arrest made in vandalism of Boston Holocaust museum
Man smashes glass panel at New England Holocaust Museum with a large rock.
The books that cheated death - twice
400-year-old Jewish library survives Hitler and the Inquisition.
Knesset honors Claims Conference
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany honored for contributions made to the State of Israel to support Holocaust survivors.
Berlin Rabbi, German FM discuss radicalism and Syrian refugees
Touring his birthplace, German Foreign Minister recites Psalms at the old Jewish cemetery of Goslar.
First French concentration camp being converted into memorial
Pithiviers station gets converted to Holocaust memorial, Amsterdam builds memorial with names of Holocaust victims.
2 volumes of encyclopedia of Nazi death camps' ghettos released
US Holocaust Museum releases first 2 volumes of comprehensive record of Nazi-established persecution sites online.
Ex-Auschwitz guard, 95, dies while appealing conviction
Former SS guard sentenced to 5 years in prison for accessory to murder of 170,000 people in Auschwitz.
'Heil Hitler was merely in recognition of Nazi uniform'
South African student, principal apologize for anti-Semitic taunts during Holocaust play.
Muslim classmates beat, threaten to kill Jewish teen in Berlin
14-year old Jewish boy forced to leave Berlin school after Muslim classmates threaten and assault him repeatedly.
'Both Estonia and Israel know what works to maintain identity'
Estonian Jewry Celebrates 10 Years of First Jewish Center Since WWII.
Hecklers shout ‘Heil Hitler!’ in Jewish school’s Holocaust play
Teenage hecklers interrupt school play in South African Jewish school with shouts of 'Heil Hitler!'
From slavery to freedom
The heroism of Holocaust survivors in liberating Jerusalem
Watch: The story of Yitshak Perlmutter, one of many Holocaust survivors who played a crucial role in the early years of the IDF.
Bulgarian Deputy PM: I 'horsed around' in Nazi camp in my youth
Valeri Simeonov admits to 'horsing around' with friends in Buchenwald death camp in the 1970s to defend party member who made Nazi salute.
ADL: Syrian crematoria ‘invoke worst nightmares of Nazis’
ADL head compares reports of crematoria use for burning victim's bodies to Nazi use of crematoria during Holocaust.
Boise memorial to Anne Frank vandalized
Vandals scrawl anti-Semitic graffiti on Anne Frank memorial, cleaning efforts ruin marble tablets.