Israel incensed after Brazil’s Lula likens Gaza war to Holocaust
Jerusalem Reuters Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas militants in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War II. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has […]
Australia bans Nazi salute and public display of terror group symbols
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups came into effect in Australia on Monday as the government responds to a rise in antisemitic incidents following the Israel-Gaza war. The law makes it an offense punishable by up to 12 months in prison to publicly […]
Germany’s Scholz “ashamed” at anti-Semitism wave as ‘Kristallnacht’ pogrom marked
Berlin, GermanyReuters Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was “ashamed and outraged” at a recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, warning Berlin would not tolerate such anti-Jewish hatred as he marked the 85th anniversary of the Nazis’ “Kristallnacht” pogrom of Jews. Scholz was speaking at a ceremony at a Berlin synagogue to mark “Kristallnacht” alongside […]
Postcards: Rome buses recount story of a Jewish boy who avoided Nazi deportation by riding tram. He’s now 92
FRANCES D’EMILIO, of Associated Press, reports on the story of Emanuele Di Porto amid commemorations pof the 80 anniversary of the Nazi deportation of Rome’s Jewish community…
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
Rome, ItalyAP Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland, undercutting the Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t verify diplomatic reports of Nazi atrocities to denounce them. The documentation […]
A “story for the ages”: New film brings a stage play of ‘The Hiding Place’ to a new generation
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Matt Logan, director of a stage adaption of ‘The Hiding Place’ which has been made into a feature film…
Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Eighty years on from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – the largest Jewish revolt against Nazi Germany during World War II – Poland marked the heroism of those who took part with a warning to the world against sowing hatred. In 1940, German Nazi occupiers corralled over 400,000 Jews into a small section […]
Race against the clock for Germany’s top Nazi hunter
Ludwigsburg, GermanyReuters Germany’s top Nazi hunter, Thomas Will, is hopeful of securing further convictions over the Holocaust even as the remaining suspects, many now in their late 90s, die. Will told Reuters that he has handed over five cases to local prosecutors in Germany that he believes still have a chance of going to trial. […]
Wow!: Sixteen objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, of Associated Press, reports…
“Silence is golden”: Vatican archivist defends Pope Pius XII’s response to the Holocaust
Vatican CityRNS For decades, historians have argued over the role played by the Vatican and Pope Pius XII in the persecution of Jews during the German Third Reich and the Second World War. Johan Ickx, director of the Vatican archives, defends Pius, saying the Pope chose to remain silent even as he instructed clergy around […]