Holocaust
A Catholic NGO is to award anti-Israel activist Brigitte Herremans its “ambassador for peace” prize at the site of a transit camp from which Jews were sent to concentration camps during the Holocaust.
Piero Terracina was 15 when he and his family went into hiding in 1943 after escaping the roundup of Jews in Rome by German troops.
Jan. 27 will mark the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.
Abdallah Chatila’s “seemingly simple” but “truly human” act “shows the whole world how to fight the glorification of hatred and incitement,” says Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
“From 1939 to 1989, a Jew could not feel safe in Poland,” he says. “Since then, thousands of Poles have discovered their Jewish roots … and they, in turn, are free to pursue what it means to be a Jew.”
“We are shocked and saddened about the appearance of this representation of Nazi ideology. Ironically, we learned about this symbol of hate appearing here on the same day we hosted a major public event on anti-Semitism,” the museum released in a statement.
“Like the Illinois GOP, we vehemently oppose Jones’s candidacy. Jones is a Nazi, not a Republican,” wrote Neil Strauss of the Republican Jewish Coalition. “There are two actual Republicans running in this primary, and we look forward to one of them winning the nomination.”
The offensive items were available by a seller called Weekino.
However, ornaments and a bottle opener with pictures of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin were available from a seller called Weekino.
“Far-right populism and anti-Semitism are spreading all over Europe and the world,” said Swiss businessman Abdallah Chatila. “I did not want these objects to fall into the wrong hands and to be used by people with dishonest intentions.”
A theatrical adaptation of a book about Lithuania’s World War II history that was pulled from shelves in the Baltic state is being met with threats of “widespread protests.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accepted an invitation to attend the 10th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation on Dec. 6.
