http://www.mail.com/subjects/2512-nazism.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2512-nazism.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100430-warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-93-dies.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. Spiegel died May 9 in Montreal, where he had spent the past four years in a nursing home, his son Julius Spiegel said Tuesday. With ... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100430-warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-93-dies.html 2013-05-21T18:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html NEW YORK (AP) — The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter. The two new series are set to debut around the same time USA begins showing reruns of ABC's "Modern Family." One sitcom, "Sirens," is about three emergency medical technicians from Chicago with personalit... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html 2013-05-16T15:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073718-nazi-themed-opera-canceled-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing Jews being executed and dying in the gas chambers. A spokeswoman for Duesseldorf's opera house said there would only be concert performances without theatrical staging. Monika Doll said producer ... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073718-nazi-themed-opera-canceled-germany.html 2013-05-09T11:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071294-rival-anne-frank-charities-dispute-archive.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they fought in the 1990s over which one had the right to trademark the Holocaust victim's name. The conflict between the Basel, Switzerland-based Anne Frank Fund and the Amsterdam, Netherlands-b... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071294-rival-anne-frank-charities-dispute-archive.html 2013-05-08T19:45:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071370-ap-photos-europe-remembers-world-war-ii.html With flowers, flames and teary eyes, veterans, soldiers and European leaders celebrated peace in ceremonies around the continent marking the 68th anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis. The events offered a moment of reflection and illustrated the importance of European unity as the continent is struggling with economic troubles and lingering te... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:02:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071370-ap-photos-europe-remembers-world-war-ii.html 2013-05-08T14:02:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069164-holocaust-memorial-races-to-collect-victims-names.html REHOVOT, Israel (AP) — With a hand on her chest, 82-year-old Rivka Fringeru battled back tears as she reeled off a list of names she has rarely voiced in the past 70 years: her father, Moshe, then her mother, Hava, and finally her two older brothers, Michael and Yisrael. All perished in the Holocaust after the Harabju family from Dorohoi, Romania, was rou... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:20:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069164-holocaust-memorial-races-to-collect-victims-names.html 2013-05-07T18:20:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067980-bulgarian-honor-bid-dc-stirs-holocaust-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust. The debate ... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067980-bulgarian-honor-bid-dc-stirs-holocaust-debate.html 2013-05-07T18:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068870-police-aryan-nations-dispute-ends-death.html COWAN, Tenn. (AP) — A 26-year-old volunteer firefighter trying to distance himself from a white-supremacist group was found beaten to death last month in a cornfield in foothills of the Cumberland Mountains, and three fellow members of the group are due in court this week to answer to murder charges. Corey Matthews, a father of two young girls, was target... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:08:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068870-police-aryan-nations-dispute-ends-death.html 2013-05-07T17:08:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The World Jewish Congress said Tuesday it is greatly concerned about the emergence of what it called neo-Nazi parties in Europe, singling out Greece's Golden Dawn, Hungary's Jobbik, and Germany's National Democratic Party. A study presented at the congress's assembly in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, highlighted the links among ... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:01:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html 2013-05-07T17:01:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068346-nazi-themed-opera-creates-scandal-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas chambers and members of a family having their heads shaved before being executed. A spokeswoman for the Dusseldorf opera house said Tuesday that members of the audience "booed and were shocked" by ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068346-nazi-themed-opera-creates-scandal-germany.html 2013-05-07T15:30:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066202-alleged-auschwitz-death-camp-guard-arrested.html BERLIN (AP) — A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgart prosecutors said. Hans Lipschis was taken into custody after authorities concluded there was "compelling evidence" he was involved in crimes at Auschwitz... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:35:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066202-alleged-auschwitz-death-camp-guard-arrested.html 2013-05-06T18:35:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065190-trial-alleged-neo-nazi-starts-germany.html MUNICH (AP) — An alleged German neo-Nazi accused of involvement in a 10-person killing spree appeared confident and calm Monday as her murder trial opened amid tight security, intense media interest and an immediate request by the defense for a new judge. Beate Zschaepe — said to be the sole surviving member of a gang behind the murders — entered the cour... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:28:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065190-trial-alleged-neo-nazi-starts-germany.html 2013-05-06T16:28:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066306-jewish-meeting-highlights-anti-semitism-hungary.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Right-wing extremists shout Nazi salutes and attack a man they believe is Jewish. Black-booted militants frighten aging Holocaust survivors. Writings of authors linked to a pro-Nazi regime are recommended reading for school children. Hungary is seeing a rise in anti-Semitism, something the prime minister is now vowing to fight. Pr... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:14:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066306-jewish-meeting-highlights-anti-semitism-hungary.html 2013-05-06T16:14:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066150-alleged-victims-far-right-terror-germany.html MUNICH (AP) — The highest profile trial of neo-Nazis in years began Monday in Munich, with four men and a woman facing charges in the killings of nine ethnic minority businessmen — eight Turks and one Greek — and a German policewoman between 2000 and 2007. The case has led to soul-searching in Germany over the treatment of immigrants and the role of the p... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066150-alleged-victims-far-right-terror-germany.html 2013-05-06T15:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor. About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today — about 7,000 — are said to live in Israel. Every year on ... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html 2013-05-05T18:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html BERLIN (AP) — Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the slayings on foreign gangs with links to gambling and drugs. But revelations that a string of unsolved killings may have been a cold-blooded neo-Nazi campaign against ethnic Turks have shaken the nation, forcing Germans to co... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html 2013-05-03T13:34:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058082-greek-lawmaker-accused-trying-to-punch-mayor.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A lawmaker from Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party allegedly tried to punch the mayor of Athens on Thursday, swinging at him but reportedly missing and hitting a 12-year-old girl instead. The confrontation came hours after police used pepper spray to prevent the nationalist party from distributing free food to Greek citizens on... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:18:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058082-greek-lawmaker-accused-trying-to-punch-mayor.html 2013-05-02T16:18:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058262-oldest-concentration-camp-survivors-dies.html VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates says that one of the oldest known survivors has died aged 107. The Mauthausen Committee said Thursday that Leopold Engleitner died April 21. After refusing to renounce his faith as a Jehovah's Witness, he survived three concentration camps and forced labor betwe... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058262-oldest-concentration-camp-survivors-dies.html 2013-05-02T15:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2051888-grammy-winning-cellist-janos-starker-dead-88.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning cellist Janos Starker has died after months of declining health. He was 88. Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, said Starker died Sunday at his Bloomington home in the presence of family members. Barker said a family representative confirmed the death. ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:03:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2051888-grammy-winning-cellist-janos-starker-dead-88.html 2013-04-29T20:03:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050606-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly Holocaust survivors and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Nearly 1,000 survivors and World War II vets joined with former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel to mark the museum's... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:50:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050606-holocaust-survivors-veterans-gather-dc-museum.html 2013-04-29T19:50:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2048738-reports-derrick-actor-ss-member-war.html BERLIN (AP) — Reports that the late German actor Horst Tappert, best known for his longtime role as dapper TV sleuth Stefan Derrick, served in a feared Nazi SS unit prompted at least one European broadcaster to announce Saturday that it would drop the show's reruns from its schedule. Dutch TV station MAX pulled reruns of the show, which was produced from ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:22:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2048738-reports-derrick-actor-ss-member-war.html 2013-04-27T16:22:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2046842-hitlers-food-taster-tells-poisoning-fears.html BERLIN (AP) — They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. Then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role: Adolf Hitler's food taster. Woelk, then in her mid-twenties, spent two and a half year... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2046842-hitlers-food-taster-tells-poisoning-fears.html 2013-04-26T16:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — The list of troubles linked to Justin Bieber's tour of Europe grew again after Swedish police said Thursday they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer's bus. No arrests were made since the bus was empty at the time, Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told The Associated Press. Police said they decided to act after smelling... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html 2013-04-25T18:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037286-hungary-oks-limit-to-nazi-communist-symbols.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols such as the swastika and red star. Similar rules were declared unconstitutional in February because they were found to be too broad and an excessive restriction on freedom of speech. But lawmakers believe they hav... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:15:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037286-hungary-oks-limit-to-nazi-communist-symbols.html 2013-04-22T18:15:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031524-greek-farm-shootings-highlight-migrants-plight.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28. The bloodletting this week in Greece's southern strawberry fields shocked the nation and put the spotlight on the plight of the fina... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:03:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031524-greek-farm-shootings-highlight-migrants-plight.html 2013-04-19T17:03:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2030586-warsaw-marks-70-years-uprising-ghetto.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Sirens wailed and church bells tolled in Warsaw as largely Roman Catholic Poland paid homage Friday to the Jewish fighters who rose up 70 years ago against German Nazi forces in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The mournful sounds marked the start of state ceremonies that were led by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at the iconic Mon... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:31:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2030586-warsaw-marks-70-years-uprising-ghetto.html 2013-04-19T16:31:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028680-ap-interview-warsaw-ghetto-survivor-recalls-hell.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Jakub Gutenbaum still squirms at the thought of scalding-hot walls in the basement where he hid while houses burned overhead during the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Talking to The Associated Press on Thursday, the 83-year-old Gutenbaum recalled people in the basement lying on the floor in utter silence with no clothes on in that "infernal... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:38:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028680-ap-interview-warsaw-ghetto-survivor-recalls-hell.html 2013-04-18T17:38:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 Bangladeshi laborers protesting late pay. Police are seeking the three suspects who disappeared after Wednesday's shootings, which occurred during a confrontation with some 200 Bangladeshi fa... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html 2013-04-18T16:15:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025446-poland-remembers-warsaw-ghetto-fighters.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israel's ambassador to Poland opened a 3-D show of Warsaw ghetto photos on Wednesday as part of observances marking the 70th anniversary of the ghetto's ill-fated revolt against Nazi Germans. The 48 pictures shown at Warsaw's Fotoplastikon are images of people walking or begging in the streets, street vendors, German troops and the J... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:57:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025446-poland-remembers-warsaw-ghetto-fighters.html 2013-04-17T16:57:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022174-alaska-based-soldier-16-years-spy-case.html JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska-based military policeman will serve 16 years in prison and will be dishonorably discharged for selling secrets to an FBI undercover agent who he believed was a Russian spy, a panel of eight military members has decided. Spec. William Colton Millay, of Owensboro, Ky., pleaded guilty last month to att... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:40:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022174-alaska-based-soldier-16-years-spy-case.html 2013-04-16T11:40:08Z