Holocaust
Helmut Oberlander, a 94-year-old living in Waterloo, Ontario, lost his appeal to keep his Canadian citizenship, being found to have lied about his identity as a former Nazi when applying for the status.
Vilnius had been known for centuries as the “Jerusalem of the North” for its importance to Jewish thought and politics. Each year, the September anniversary is commemorated with readings of the names of Jews killed by Nazis or Lithuanian partisans or deported to concentration camps.
“Your deeds helped to preserve our collective humanity—and we are forever in your debt for doing so,” said Eric Green, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Warsaw.
“Because our community is comprised of many Holocaust survivors and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, we are naturally shocked at the rise of the underground Nazi movement,” said president of Sweden’s Jewish Central Council Aron Verstandig, calling for local politicians to rein in neo-Nazis and their activities.
‘To Bear Witness’: Florida college student’s inaugural photo exhibit illustrates starkness of Poland
Images in Poland may be “thought-provoking,” though they touch on the “macabre,” says Alexander (Avi) Davidson, who can relate to life’s darker moments.
Elderly citizens who would otherwise be alone will be treated to a multi-day stay in Israel, where they will be housed, fed and treated to social activities tied to the holiday celebrations.
“A 14-year-long campaign has finally been crowned with success,” said Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “Trawniki guards do not deserve the privilege of living in the United States.”
In Mainz, a German city where a Jewish schoolgirl was recently murdered, attempts are underway to recognize its former Jewish glory.
The actions by the Lawfare Project came following controversial comments by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying he does not believe that Holocaust-denial content should be removed.
Critics warn that a law barring public access to archive materials on individuals aged 100 and over will silence research into Croatian government’s wartime collaboration with Nazis.
The country, which perpetrated mass murder against Jews and other minorities between 1933 and 1945, also agreed to increase pensions to 55,000 Holocaust survivors in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to expand eligibility for child survivors.
His films based on themes of war, namely the lengthy “Shoah,” brought the Holocaust and its aftermath on screen to the world in all its stark, chilling detail.
