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Auction Of Nazi-Era Artefacts Halted After Auschwitz Survivors' Outrage
A German auction house said Monday it had cancelled a planned auction of Nazi-era letters, postcards and other documents linked to the Holocaust following criticism from an organisation of Auschwitz concentration camp survivors.
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Rose Girone, Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 113
Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said on Thursday.
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Survivors Strive To Ensure Young Do Not Forget Auschwitz
Auschwitz has become a byword for Nazi Germany's grim murder of six million European Jews in World War II.
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Germany Gives $27 Million For Israel Holocaust Survivors Amid Gaza War
Germany said Thursday it is providing 25 million euros ($27 million) for Holocaust survivors in Israel to help them cope with the impact of the attack by Hamas and Gaza war.
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Germany's Top Nazi Hunter Races Against Time With Last Holocaust Suspects
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.
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On Holocaust Comparison By Palestine President, German Chancellor Says This
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday voiced "disgust" at statements by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Berlin on the Holocaust, amid a growing outcry in Germany and Israel.
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Former Nazi Camp Guard, 101, Given 5 Year Jail Term For Holocaust War Crimes
A German court on Tuesday handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, the oldest person so far to go on trial for complicity in war crimes during the Holocaust.
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Facebook Must Adhere to German Holocaust Denial Laws, Says Berlin
Facebook must stick to German laws which ban Holocaust denial, the Justice Ministry in Berlin said on Thursday.
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Germany Hunting 'Nazi Grandma' As She Skips Jail
Ursula Haverbeck, dubbed "Nazi-Oma" (Nazi grandma) by German media, was convicted in October on eight counts of incitement and sentenced to two years in prison.
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Holocaust Survivors Rock Berlin's Brandenburg Gate With Song Of Hope
Two aging Holocaust survivors joined forces with a younger Israeli singer to perform songs of hope at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday at a time when Germany is seeing a rise in anti-Semitism.
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Former Auschwitz Guard Dies At 95 Before Conviction Becomes Legally Binding
A 95-year-old former Auschwitz guard, who was sentenced to jail in Germany last year for being an accessory to murder of at least 170,000 people, has died before his conviction became legally binding, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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Nazi Propaganda Chief Goebbels' Secretary Brunhilde Pomsel Dies At 106
The former secretary of Nazi Germany's propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels died aged 106 last week, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the maker of a documentary about her said Monday.
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Britain's Queen Makes First Visit to Ex-Nazi Concentration Camp
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited a former Nazi concentration camp for the first time during a state visit to Germany, meeting Holocaust survivors and British veterans who helped liberate the site 70 years ago.
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German Court to Try 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz'
A former Nazi death camp officer dubbed the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" goes on trial in Germany Tuesday, with almost 70 Holocaust survivors and victims' relatives expected in the courtroom.
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US Seeks to Calm Holocaust Row With Poland
US officials Monday sought to tamp down a spat with Poland after the FBI chief suggested the country shared responsibility for the Holocaust with Germany, but dodged questions on whether he would apologize.
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Auction Of Nazi-Era Artefacts Halted After Auschwitz Survivors' Outrage
A German auction house said Monday it had cancelled a planned auction of Nazi-era letters, postcards and other documents linked to the Holocaust following criticism from an organisation of Auschwitz concentration camp survivors.
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Rose Girone, Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 113
Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said on Thursday.
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Survivors Strive To Ensure Young Do Not Forget Auschwitz
Auschwitz has become a byword for Nazi Germany's grim murder of six million European Jews in World War II.
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Germany Gives $27 Million For Israel Holocaust Survivors Amid Gaza War
Germany said Thursday it is providing 25 million euros ($27 million) for Holocaust survivors in Israel to help them cope with the impact of the attack by Hamas and Gaza war.
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Germany's Top Nazi Hunter Races Against Time With Last Holocaust Suspects
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.
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On Holocaust Comparison By Palestine President, German Chancellor Says This
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday voiced "disgust" at statements by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Berlin on the Holocaust, amid a growing outcry in Germany and Israel.
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Former Nazi Camp Guard, 101, Given 5 Year Jail Term For Holocaust War Crimes
A German court on Tuesday handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, the oldest person so far to go on trial for complicity in war crimes during the Holocaust.
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Facebook Must Adhere to German Holocaust Denial Laws, Says Berlin
Facebook must stick to German laws which ban Holocaust denial, the Justice Ministry in Berlin said on Thursday.
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Germany Hunting 'Nazi Grandma' As She Skips Jail
Ursula Haverbeck, dubbed "Nazi-Oma" (Nazi grandma) by German media, was convicted in October on eight counts of incitement and sentenced to two years in prison.
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Holocaust Survivors Rock Berlin's Brandenburg Gate With Song Of Hope
Two aging Holocaust survivors joined forces with a younger Israeli singer to perform songs of hope at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday at a time when Germany is seeing a rise in anti-Semitism.
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Former Auschwitz Guard Dies At 95 Before Conviction Becomes Legally Binding
A 95-year-old former Auschwitz guard, who was sentenced to jail in Germany last year for being an accessory to murder of at least 170,000 people, has died before his conviction became legally binding, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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Nazi Propaganda Chief Goebbels' Secretary Brunhilde Pomsel Dies At 106
The former secretary of Nazi Germany's propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels died aged 106 last week, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the maker of a documentary about her said Monday.
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Britain's Queen Makes First Visit to Ex-Nazi Concentration Camp
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited a former Nazi concentration camp for the first time during a state visit to Germany, meeting Holocaust survivors and British veterans who helped liberate the site 70 years ago.
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German Court to Try 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz'
A former Nazi death camp officer dubbed the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" goes on trial in Germany Tuesday, with almost 70 Holocaust survivors and victims' relatives expected in the courtroom.
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US Seeks to Calm Holocaust Row With Poland
US officials Monday sought to tamp down a spat with Poland after the FBI chief suggested the country shared responsibility for the Holocaust with Germany, but dodged questions on whether he would apologize.
