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This week in Jewish history: Jerusalem seized, Nazi death camps begin

An abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
06/12/2024
Israeli police flank Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS colonel who headed the Gestapo's Jewish Section

Shalom Nagar, executioner of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, passes away at 86

Eichmann was a key figure in managing and enabling the logistics and transportation of deporting Jews to the extermination camps.

Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96

Ursula Haverbeck, one of Germany’s most infamous Holocaust deniers and a hero of the country’s far-right and neo-Nazi movement, died while awaiting her latest prison term.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
23/11/2024

White House, Ohio governor condemn neo-Nazi rally in downtown Columbus

Around a dozen masked individuals carrying Nazi flags marched in downtown Columbus on Saturday, drawing swift condemnation from the White House and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
18/11/2024

TV week: Murder in 1930s Tel Aviv and ‘Checkout’ checks back in

Discover the latest in Israeli documentaries, sitcoms, and international film gems, from Tel Aviv’s first detective to Elizabeth Taylor’s iconic legacy.

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Swastika sent to Jewish students, labelled non-hate crime by UK police

The Cambridgeshire police deemed the act not offensive enough to be a crime and labeled it a non-crime hate incident (NCHI).

Masked men with Nazi symbols march through Ohio, footage shows

The group can be heard chanting racial slurs as they march.

Global silence on Iran's calls to kill Jews draws Nazi-era comparisons

After Kristallnacht, some members of the Nazi regime openly called for the genocide of the Jews. In today’s times, the Iranian regime and its supporters call for the destruction of Israel. 

By LARRY DOMNITCH
04/11/2024

French politicians propose law to make modern antisemitism punishable

The law would make terrorist apologism, denying Israel's existence, and the comparison of Jews or Israel to the Holocaust illegal.

The last Nazi hunter’s new battle: Efraim Zuroff on life after the Simon Wiesenthal Center

Veteran Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff talks his long career and new ongoing battle: Fighting Holocaust distortion.

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