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Slovaks with Righteous among Nations Award

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by Michael Szatmary l Jan 26, 2012 12:00 AM
Slovaks with Righteous among Nations Award

Another 17 Slovaks will be awarded with the title 'Righteous among the Nations', which is given to non-Jews who helped save the lives of Jewish people during WWII, the Israeli Embassy informed media.

50 Million Pages of Nazi Records in ITS Bad Arolsen Archive Made Public

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by Michael Szatmary l Dec 12, 2011

After 60 years of being hidden away from the public, Nazi records about the 17.5 million people - Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, mental patients, handicapped and other undesirables – they will be open to the public.


 

Israeli choir sings at Nazi Dachau death camp

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by Emil Vojtánek l Jun 20, 2011

An Israeli student choir was set to sing Hebrew songs in the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau - standing on soil that many older Jews regard as forever cursed.


 

Winton's Trains at Liverpool Street station

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by Michael Szatmary l May 23, 2011

Events will be held at London's Liverpool Street Station during the period 21 May - 21 June to commemorate the kinderstransport operation in 1939, which involved the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.


 

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German court convicts then frees Nazi guard Demjanjuk

by Emil Vojtánek l May 13, 2011 12:00 AM
German court convicts then frees Nazi guard Demjanjuk

A German court convicted John Demjanjuk for his role in the killing of 28,000 Jews in the Sobibor Nazi death camp, then set the 91-year-old free because of his age.


Holocaust Survivor Compensation increases

by Michael Szatmary l Apr 14, 2011 12:00 AM
Holocaust Survivor Compensation increases

Berlin and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany have agreed Germany will increase funding allotted to Holocaust survivors by almost $50 million in the next three years


Yad Vashem museum puts Eichmann trial on YouTube

by Emil Vojtánek l Apr 12, 2011 12:00 AM
Yad Vashem museum puts Eichmann trial on YouTube

Marking the 50th anniversary of the trial of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann, videos as well as information and descriptions in Hebrew and English of the landmark trial were put online.




Movie about Nicolas Winton from slovak director is worth to see

by J.D. l Feb 22, 2011 12:00 AM
Movie about Nicolas Winton from slovak director is worth to see

A new drama-documentary on the story of Nicholas Winton, the British man who saved houndreds jewish children, from occupied Czechoslovakia had premiere in Prague.


Nazi 'most wanted' Sandor Kepiro accused of massacre

by Emil Vojtánek l Feb 14, 2011 12:00 AM
Nazi 'most wanted' Sandor Kepiro accused of massacre

Hungarian prosecutors have charged former military officer Sandor Kepiro with a notorious 1942 massacre in the Serbian city of Novi Sad.


World marks today Holocaust Memorial Day

by Zuzana Kizáková l Jan 27, 2011 12:00 AM
World marks today Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) has been held in the UK since 2001 and the United Nations declared this an International event in November 2005.


Yad Vashem wishes to educate Iran about Holocaust with Farsi YouTube channel

by J.D. l Jan 25, 2011 12:00 AM
Yad Vashem wishes to educate Iran about Holocaust with Farsi YouTube channel

YouTube channel aims to educate Iranians about the Holocaust, as Iranian President Ahmadinejad reiterates his belief that the Holocaust is a myth.


Nazi-hunters give low grades to 13 countries

by Michael Szatmary l Jan 17, 2011 12:00 AM
Nazi-hunters give low grades to 13 countries

Germany becomes first country besides US to receive 'A' grade from Simon Wiesenthal.


Swede jailed for Auschwitz sign theft

by J.D. l Jan 3, 2011 12:00 AM
Swede jailed for Auschwitz sign theft

Anders Högström to serve rest of jail term in his native Sweden after stealing 'Arbeit macht frei' sign from former death camp


4 million Shoah victims identified

by Michael Szatmary l Dec 22, 2010 12:00 AM
4 million Shoah victims identified

Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority announced that it has collected the names of 4 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.


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