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Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust
NEW YORK (AP) — During his abbreviated lifetime, a cabaret performer named Fritz Grünbaum amassed a trove of artwork — more than 400 pieces, including 80 sketches and paintings by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele that were ultimately plundered by the Nazis. For a while, many of those...
Germany bans neo-Nazi group with links to US, conducts raids in 10 German states
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Tuesday banned the neo-Nazi group Hammerskins Germany and raided homes of dozens of its members. The group is an offshoot of an American ring-wing extremist group and plays a prominent role across Europe. The Hammerskins Germany is an offshoot...
The Vatican beatifies a Polish family of 9 killed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — In an unprecedented move, the Vatican on Sunday beatified a Polish family of nine — a married couple and their small children — who were executed by the Nazis during World War II for sheltering Jews. During a ceremonious Mass in the village of Markowa, in...
After a far-right victory in German county, a man in neo-Nazi clothing hands balloons to children
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the country's main far-right party won control of a county administration. The video was taken Monday in front of a kindergarten in Sonneberg...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp denounces neo-Nazi demonstrations that occurred outside synagogues
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp condemned two neo-Nazi demonstrations that took place outside synagogues in Macon and near Atlanta on Friday and Saturday. “There is absolutely no place for this hate and antisemitism in our state. I share in the outrage over this shameful act and stand with...
German parliament approves a memorial to Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved the construction of a memorial in Berlin to the Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted under the Nazis, a plan the country's culture minister hopes will help end their status as “forgotten victims.” On Thursday evening, lawmakers backed...
