FSWC Reports:
From AFP via ynetnews.com:
Police in Hungary forcibly removed protestors on Tuesday from the site of a planned World War II monument
which Jewish critics say glosses over the country's role in the Holocaust.
Organizers of the
sitdown protest said police physically lifted over 20 people, including a
number of Holocaust survivors, from the planned site of the monument in
the capital, Budapest.
READ MORE...
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Cobblestones Used to Remember Jews Murdered in the Holocaust
FSWC Reports:
From Reuters:
Veronika Houboi watched as a man in a cowboy hat and clogs wielded a sledge hammer to smash up and remove a dozen small cobblestones from a Berlin pavement.
He quickly filled the resulting hole with two identical blocks of concrete capped with inscribed square brass plates.
READ MORE...
From Reuters:
Veronika Houboi watched as a man in a cowboy hat and clogs wielded a sledge hammer to smash up and remove a dozen small cobblestones from a Berlin pavement.
He quickly filled the resulting hole with two identical blocks of concrete capped with inscribed square brass plates.
READ MORE...
European Rabbis Vow to Block "Anti-Semitic Legislation"
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com:
Dozens of senior European state and city rabbis held a special ceremony this week in memory of the victims of the Holocaust at the seat of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
The event marked the opening of the meeting of the standing committee of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which was held this time at a particularly symbolic place and timing – at the Council of Europe building on the day that the entire Jewish people paused to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.
READ MORE...
From ynetnews.com:
Dozens of senior European state and city rabbis held a special ceremony this week in memory of the victims of the Holocaust at the seat of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
The event marked the opening of the meeting of the standing committee of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which was held this time at a particularly symbolic place and timing – at the Council of Europe building on the day that the entire Jewish people paused to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.
READ MORE...
Monday, 28 April 2014
U.S. and Germany Given Top Marks for Measures Aimed at Bringing Nazi War Criminals to Justice
FSWC Reports:
From AFP via ynetnews.com:
The Israel branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Sunday gave Germany and the United States top marks in its annual report on efforts to hunt down Nazi war criminals.
It placed both countries in its Category A, of states which "have taken all reasonable measures to identify the potential suspected Nazi war criminals in the country in order to maximize investigation and prosecution and have achieved notable results during the period under review."
READ MORE...
From AFP via ynetnews.com:
The Israel branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Sunday gave Germany and the United States top marks in its annual report on efforts to hunt down Nazi war criminals.
It placed both countries in its Category A, of states which "have taken all reasonable measures to identify the potential suspected Nazi war criminals in the country in order to maximize investigation and prosecution and have achieved notable results during the period under review."
READ MORE...
Students and Professor From West Bank University Form the First Palestinian Delegation to Visit Auschwitz
FSWC Reports:
From The Media Line via ynetnews.com:
Despite the frequency with which students from high schools and colleges worldwide visit Holocaust death camps, it was no simple matter for Issa Jameel when he was asked whether he wanted to visit Auschwitz.
For Jameel, a Palestinian master’s student from Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, the opportunity was laced with political and nationalistic issues his peers don’t have to deal with. According to Jameel, it was only when he realized it would be an important educational experience to learn about the Jews in the Holocaust during World War II that he was convinced and signed-on as student coordinator for the trip.
READ MORE...
From The Media Line via ynetnews.com:
Despite the frequency with which students from high schools and colleges worldwide visit Holocaust death camps, it was no simple matter for Issa Jameel when he was asked whether he wanted to visit Auschwitz.
For Jameel, a Palestinian master’s student from Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, the opportunity was laced with political and nationalistic issues his peers don’t have to deal with. According to Jameel, it was only when he realized it would be an important educational experience to learn about the Jews in the Holocaust during World War II that he was convinced and signed-on as student coordinator for the trip.
READ MORE...
Sunday, 27 April 2014
Owner of Basketball's Los Angelese Clippers Under Fire for Racist Comments. Claims "Black Jews" are Inferior to "White Jews"
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com:
On the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, the Jewish owner of the LA Clippers continued to get himself ensnarled in a race related scandal.
After a recording in which he made racists comments about NBA players surfaced caused a storm, an extended version had him belittling "black Jews" and claiming they are worth less than "white Jews" in a conversation with his girlfriend has emerged.
READ MORE...
From ynetnews.com:
On the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, the Jewish owner of the LA Clippers continued to get himself ensnarled in a race related scandal.
After a recording in which he made racists comments about NBA players surfaced caused a storm, an extended version had him belittling "black Jews" and claiming they are worth less than "white Jews" in a conversation with his girlfriend has emerged.
READ MORE...
Israeli Primer Minister Says Palestinian Terrorist Group Wants a New Holocaust
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com:
As Israel geared up to mark its annual memorial day for the Holocaust, Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu renewed his attack on the new Palestinian unity agreement between Fatah and Hamas by drawing a comparison between Hamas and the Nazis.
"Hamas is trying to start another Holocaust," the prime minister told his cabinet at the start of its weekly meeting Sunday. "We hope that he will withdraw from the alliance and return to the path of peace."
READ MORE...
From ynetnews.com:
As Israel geared up to mark its annual memorial day for the Holocaust, Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu renewed his attack on the new Palestinian unity agreement between Fatah and Hamas by drawing a comparison between Hamas and the Nazis.
"Hamas is trying to start another Holocaust," the prime minister told his cabinet at the start of its weekly meeting Sunday. "We hope that he will withdraw from the alliance and return to the path of peace."
READ MORE...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)