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German court returns home to Jewish owners after 85 years

Leipzig's Federal Administrative Court rules tenants of Wandlitz home, originally purchased by Jews and forcibly sold to Germans in 1939, must return property to rightful Jewish owners

Ze'ev Avrahami, Berlin | 12.15.24

100-year-old former Nazi guard declared fit to stand trial

Former concentration camp guard Gregor Formanek, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3,322 people, had been deemed unfit for trial due to his condition until an appeal overturned the decision

Itamar Eichner, Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 12.04.24

Russia names Nazi collaborator responsible for murder of Jews during Holocaust

Ivan Klaas, born in the Omsk region of Russia, joined the Nazis and took part in the murder of thousands of Jews while serving with the Germans in Ukraine; He was executed in 1965, but Russia has only now permitted the release of his name

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

Ukrainian youths apologize after erotic photoshoot at Jewish cemetery sparks anger

Authorities say youths acknowledged mistake and apologized; photos reportedly taken in 2020, only surfaced in media last Thursday

Itamar Eichner | 11.09.24

Erotic photoshoot in Ukraine Jewish cemetery sparks community outrage

Youths in Ukrainian city Brody take semi-nude photos during Halloween in Jewish cemetery, decorating the graves; Community leaders call on parents to educate children

Itamar Eichner | 11.07.24

'Antisemitism danger to humanity', Bauer said

The deceased Holocaust researcher changed the narrative of Jews being lambs being led to the slaughter; said the Holocaust, unlike other genocides, was not pragmatic and motivated by economy or politics but an ideology hoping to become universal

Itamar Eichner, Associated Press | 10.20.24

Poland university sign reads 'Jews to the gas chambers'

Sign hung by anti-Israeli protestors at Karkow's Jagiellonian University worries Jewish and Israeli students as antisemitic sentiments; Israeli ambassador asks authorities to intervene

Itamar Eichner | 10.18.24

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert dies at the age of 100; King Charles eulogizes her as 'integral part of the fabric' of the UK

Ebert, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, died surrounded by her family in London; She had vowed that if she survived the horrors, she would share her story – not from a place of anger, but strength; True to her word, she wrote a book and became a TikTok star, reaching millions with her message

Iris Lifshitz Klieger, Itamar Eichner | 10.10.24

Stumbling stones commemorating Holocaust victims uprooted in German city

On October 7, 10 memorial stones, engraved with the names, birthdates, and the date and place of murder of Nazi victims, were torn from their spots; Area has high percentage of far-right supporters, but authorities suspect vandalism carried out by immigrants from Muslim-majority countries

Zeev Avrahami, Germany | 10.09.24

Rosh Hashanah letters from the Holocaust period uncovered

On the occasion of Rosh Hashanah and amid the ongoing war, the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum unveiled greetings written by Jews during the Holocaust, including letters, postcards, and notes, many displayed for the first time

Itamar Eichner | 10.03.24

Convicted Holocaust denier placed and retracted in local Belgian elections

Roland Raes, 90, the co-founder of the Belgian Vlaams Belang party, denied that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust; He bowed out of the elections after his candidacy caused a frenzy

Itamar Eichner | 09.21.24

קלאוס-מיכאל קוהנה (משמאל) בטקס פתיחת אוניברסיטת הלוגיסטיקה קוהנה

The dark secrets behind the wealth of Germany’s richest man

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, owner of global logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, has struggled to conceal his family's involvement in Nazi-era crimes, including large-scale theft of art and property that helped build their business empire

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 09.18.24

ראיות מהמנהרה בה שהו ונרצחו החטופים אלמוג סרוסי כרמל גת הרש גולדברג פולין אלכס לובנוב עדן ירושלמי אורי דנינו

Will the world see this tunnel and remain silent?

Opinion: 85 years later, world once again turns its back on us, using ideology and claims of colonialism and apartheid to justify indifference to Israelis murdered, raped, tortured and held hostage

Ariela Ringel-Hoffman | 09.12.24

דני דנון ריאיון סקיי ניוז השוואת תוכנית הגירה מרצון טרנספר מרצון ל יהודים ב שואה

Sky News anchor fired after comparing Gaza to the Holocaust

Belle Donati's contract with the British network was not renewed and Sky News later issued an apology

Ynet | 09.10.24

German cookie company apologizes for forced labor of Jews during Holocaust

Choco Leibniz apologizes for its Nazi-era forced labor history, acknowledging nearly 800 Jewish workers exploited; company confronts its past following criticism and pledges recognition of its moral and historical responsibilities

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.24

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