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NEWS ABOUT: Nazism

Nazism stories: 13 news summaries

 Obama Haters 
 Carve  Swastika 
 on 18th Hole 

Link to President Obama on country club green stumps police

Oct 14, 09 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama-equals-Hitler folks have left us a puzzle. Vandals carved "I swastika Obama"—with the swastika facing the wrong way—on, of all places, the 18th hole of a country club golf course 40 miles north of Boston. It's unclear who did it or even when, but a... More »

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Barack Obama • Massachusetts • golf course • Nazism • swastikas • country club

(Newser) - Comparing your nemesis to a Nazi has been a "staple of American T-shirt and bumper-sticker political culture," writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post, and such Nazi-talk has becoming a recurring element of the health care protests. "Anyone with a black felt pen and the ability to... More »

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Holocaust • Nazi • Third Reich • Nazism • health care reform • rhetoric • Michael Gerson • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - Those convinced that health care reform is just a step away from invading Poland may enjoy a new website devoted to certain undeniable comparisons between Adolf Hitler and one Barack Obama, reports Gawker. Obama Is Literally Hitler shows how encouraging greener cars, holding giant political rallies, and holding beer summits... More »

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Barack Obama • Adolf Hitler • humor • Third Reich • Nazism

Romanians Seek to Oust Mayor Who Donned Nazi Uniform

'I like the look of it,'
he explains

Jul 22, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Romanian mayor is facing calls to resign after he and his 15-year-old son appeared at a fashion show wearing Nazi uniforms and goose-stepping down the catwalk. Jewish organizations have demanded a criminal investigation, CNN reports. But the mayor had no apologies. "The swastika was very small and I... More »

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uniforms • mayor • Nazi • Nazism • Romania

 Formula 1 
 Execs Floored 
 by Chief's 
 Hitler Praise 

Calls for boycott after Bernie Ecclestone hails Hitler for 'getting things done'

Jul 8, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Executives from the firm that owns Formula One are scrambling to do damage control after their racing boss praised Adolf Hitler as a man who could "get things done." When told the World Jewish Congress was calling for his resignation, billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, 78, also said it was... More »

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Jews • Adolf Hitler • CVC • racing • Formula One • Nazi • Nazism • banking • anti-Semitism • Bernie Ecclestone • World Jewish Congress

(Newser) - Crimes by the radical right jumped 16% last year in Germany, where officials are warning about a surge in activity by "anarchist neo-Nazis" who incite violence at demonstrations, reports Der Spiegel. The "neo-Nazi part of the spectrum" is also "gaining greater influence" within the far-right NDP party,... More »

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Germany • Nazism • Nazis • right-wing attacks • right-wing extremism • NDP

 Nazi Prosecutor Loved 
 Zinging 'Fat Boy' Goering 

Letters offer glimpse into Nuremberg

Mar 20, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly released letters offer a glimpse behind the scenes of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, reports the BBC. The letters that British prosecutor David Maxwell-Fyfe sent his wife reveal a playful side—he refers to Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering as "the fat boy" and "slap-happy Hermann"—... More »

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prosecutor • trial • Nazi • Nazism • Nuremberg trials • war crimes tribunal

 Berlin Statue to Honor 
 Would-Be Hitler Assassin

Bomb-planting carpenter finally wins national recognition

Oct 24, 08 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Berlin is planning a memorial to honor one of the unsung heroes of the Nazi era—a humble carpenter who came within minutes of assassinating Hitler. Georg Elser planted a bomb in a Munich beer hall in 1939 that nearly killed Hitler just nine weeks into World War II—but... More »

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Dachau • Adolf Hitler • Third Reich • Nazism • Nazis • Bürgerbräukeller • Beer Hall Putsch • Georg Elser • British Intelligence • Rolf Hochhuth • Etienne François

 Kristallnacht Remnants 
 Found Near Berlin 

Journalist uncovers wreckage dumped after Nazi assault on Jews in Nov. 1938

Oct 21, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weeks before Jews mark the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, wreckage from the Nazi pogrom against Jews across Germany and Austria has been uncovered. Acting on a tip from a local, an Israeli journalist bills as a “historic discovery” a dump site the size of four football fields near Berlin.... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • Jews • World War II • Nazism • Kristallnacht

Germans Confront Nazi Legacy

75th anniversary of Hitler's rise prompts new memorials

Jan 29, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - As Germany marks the 75th year since Hitler seized power, the effort to come to terms with Nazi horrors is anything but over, the New York Times reports. The minister of culture yesterday green-lighted construction on two new Berlin-based Holocaust memorials, one to murdered Gypsies and one to gay and... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Holocaust • Holocaust Museum • Nazism

Navy to 'Camouflage' Swastika Building

Google Earth views revive old controversy

Sep 27, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it was finished in 1970, officials realized a building at a San Diego Navy base looked like a swastika, the Guardian reports. But after images of the building from Google Earth sparked outrage, the Navy has decided to do something about it. The Navy will spend $600,000 to... More »

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Google Earth • Navy • Nazism

Jewish Hate Grows in
Jewish State

Neo-Nazi arrests point to frustrations of Israeli non-Jews

Sep 16, 07 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel may seem an odd place for anti-Semitism, but as more immigrants claim Jewish heritage to gain citizenship through the loose "law of return," though they aren't technically Jewish, neo-Nazism is on the rise. Poverty, unemployment and social exclusion mark the lives of many non-Jews in Israel, reports... More »

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immigration • Israel • racism • Nazi • Nazism • Israeli Arabs • Neo-Nazi • anti-Semitism

Berlin Synagogue Reopens

Country’s largest synagogue survived century of strife

Aug 31, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany’s largest synagogue has re-opened its doors after a major restoration, welcoming political leaders and Holocaust survivors to its unveiling. Built over 100 years ago, the Berlin temple was burned on Kristallnacht but the structure survived Nazism, Communism and decades of neglect. Architects re-created the original appearance with the... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Holocaust • Judaism • restoration • synagogue • Nazism • Communism • Kristallnacht

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