Stressing that it was “a German death camp, run by Germans,” Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of the threat posed by revisionist history and rising hatred.
Tag: Jews and Judaism
Jewish Graves Desecrated in Historic French Cemetery
It was the latest in a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the region.
U.K. Chief Rabbi Denounces Labour Party on Anti-Semitism
The rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, suggested the opposition party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was “unfit for office,” adding that Britain’s soul was at stake in next month’s election.
Rabbi Henry Sobel, 75, Dies; Defied Brazil’s Military Rulers
The leader of the largest liberal Jewish congregation in Latin America, he took a stand when a journalist was killed by his torturers in 1975.
Suspect Arrested in Anti-Semitic Harassment of Jewish Family
A video shared on social media showed a man quoting Bible passages to a man and boy wearing skullcaps in the London Underground. A woman in a hijab intervened.
German Lawmakers Oust Committee Chair Over Remarks Seen as Anti-Semitic
A member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was removed as unfit for his post, a first for postwar Germany.
In the British Election, a Series of Missteps
In a bitter and divisive campaign, the Conservatives stumbled first. Labour soon followed, with resignations and charges of anti-Semitism.
Teenage Rescuer, Now 92, Meets Family She Saved From Nazis
Melpomeni Dina was reunited with the two surviving members and 40 descendants of the Jewish family she and her sisters helped escape occupied Greece during World War II.
In a Deeply Split Israel City, Both Sides Urge Unity
Rosh Haayin almost perfectly reflects the political divide paralyzing Israel, with the religious right on one side and the secular left on the other. But its residents are ready for compromise.
Dutch Railroad Reckons With Holocaust Shame, 70 Years Later
Even as the national railroad company in the Netherlands begins paying compensation to the relatives of those it transported to death camps, new details of its collaboration are emerging.