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Jews stories: 88 news summaries

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French Kidnap, Torture Gang Goes on Trial

Group allegedly targeted Jews, killed 23-year-old in 2006

Apr 29, 09 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French gang accused of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a Jewish man has gone on trial in Paris, reports the BBC. Presumed ringleader Youssouf Fofana—who allegedly ordered his accomplices to target Jews—faces charges of premeditated murder and committing "acts of torture and barbarism" over the death... More »

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torture • crime • Jews • kidnapping • murder • gangs • trial • Paris • anti-Semitism • Youssouf Fofana

 Schindler's List Found 
 in Aussie Library 

List of saved Jews that inspired book was buried deep in box of author's papers

Apr 7, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rare copy of one of Oskar Schindler's original lists has been found in an Australian library, Reuters reports. The 13 yellowing pages list hundreds of Jews the German industrialist saved from the gas chambers by employing them in his factories. The list was given to Schindler's List author Thomas... More »

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Australia • Holocaust • Jews • author • Oskar Schindler • library

(Newser) - During Israel’s recent Gaza offensive, an increasingly influential corps of military rabbis cast the conflict as one to “expel the non-Jews” from Israel, the Los Angeles Times reports. “This rabbi comes to us and says the fight is between the children of light and the children... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Jews • Palestinians • Israeli Army • rabbi

Pope Admits Fault in Holocaust Bishop Flap

Vatican vows to plug into how news spreads online

Mar 11, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict will release a personal letter to bishops tomorrow that explains why he reinstated an excommunicated Holocaust denier and expresses regret for how that news was delivered, the New York Times reports. In leaked passages, the pontiff admits mistakes and promises greater awareness in the future of how news... More »

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Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jews • Vatican • Richard Williamson

 Family's Search 
 for WWII Hero 
 Scarred Generations 

Decades-long quest for Raoul Wallenberg, savior of thousands, in vain

Feb 28, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The fate of Raoul Wallenberg, savior of thousands of Jews in World War II, remains unknown, despite his family’s generation-spanning search for the Swede who was arrested by Soviets in 1945, at age 32. That quest has lasted 6 decades—and the Wall Street Journal has reviewed thousands of... More »

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Holocaust • Jews • USSR • World War II • Sweden • search • Raoul Wallenberg

(Newser) - A top judicial authority in France ruled today that the nation was guilty of deporting Jews in the Second World War, the Times of London reports. The landmark decision, confirming France's legal responsibility for the first time, left victims' families frustrated by refusing to give compensation. “The different measures... More »

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Holocaust • France • Jews • lawsuit • compensation

Pope Calls Holocaust Denial 'Intolerable'

Pontiff tries to smooth over controversy in meeting with Jews

Feb 12, 09 7:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI told a group of American Jewish leaders today that any denial of the reality of the Holocaust is "intolerable," particularly from a member of the clergy. The pope said he was unaware that Bishop Richard Williamson, whose excommunication he lifted, had denied the full... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Jews • interfaith dialogue • Richard Williamson

 'Demagogue' 
 Makes Waves 
 in Israeli Race 

Wants oath of loyalty to Jewish state from Israeli Arabs

Feb 9, 09 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A Russian immigrant dead set on loyalty to a Jewish state is gaining ground in Israel's parliamentary elections, the New York Times reports. While he won’t likely be the next prime minister, Avigdor Lieberman is “the story of this election,” says a local journalist. Focusing on Israeli... More »

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Israel • Jews • prime minister • Israeli Arabs • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman • Israeli election • two-state solution

 Seminary 
 Axes 
 Holocaust 
 Denier 

Conservative society sacks bishop reinstated by pope

Feb 9, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The Holocaust-denying bishop embroiled in controversy since Pope Benedict lifted his excommunication has been booted from his Argentine seminary, the Independent reports. Richard Williamson's ultra-conservative sect sacked him as seminary director as the Vatican increased pressure on the bishop to recant his controversial statements that Jews were not gassed during... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Jews • Vatican • Catholic • Richard Williamson

Long-Sought
'Dr. Death' Nazi
Died in 1992 

Cruel camp doctor
fled to Egypt and converted to Islam

Feb 4, 09 7:02 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the most notorious Nazis still sought by Holocaust investigators actually died in 1992 in his adopted city of Cairo, the New York Times reports. Aribert Heim was known as Dr. Death for his sadistic medical procedures at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Heim narrowly evaded capture in 1962 before... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • Jews • concentration camp • Nazi

 French Priest Uncovers 
 Holocaust's Beginning 

Before gas chambers, Nazis used bullets, fire to kill Jews

Feb 1, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Before the Nazis started shipping Jews to gas chambers, they marched across Eastern Europe, shooting more than 2 million above the mass graves they'd been forced to dig, or burning whole communities in bonfires. In an oft-forgotten and horrifying look at the Holocaust's beginnings, French priest Patrick Desbois traveled Eastern... More »

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Russia • Holocaust • Jews • Ukraine • Belarus • Nazis • Catholic priest

Jews Rip Pope for Reinstating Holocaust Denier

Pope's reinstatement of controversial leader threatens Jewish-Catholic relations

Jan 25, 09 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Jews across the globe are reacting with fury to Pope Benedict XVI's reinstatement of an excommunicated bishop who denies the Holocaust, the Guardian reports. Former British bishop Richard Williamson, excommunicated in 1988 for his membership in an extremist Catholic sect and defiance of church authority, claims that no Jews died... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Jews • Vatican • anti-Semitism • Roman Catholic Church • Richard Williamson

Oy, Caramba!
Cubans Turn
to Judaism

But for some, religious awakening looks a lot like exit strategy

Jan 14, 09 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Cuba's Jewish community is growing for the first time in decades, the Wall Street Journal reports. The country's Jewish population dwindled to 1,000 by the late 1980s but has now hit 1,500. Hundreds of other Cuban Jews have recently emigrated, landing in Israel, Canada, and the US. Many... More »

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Israel • Jews • Cuba • Judaism • emigration • conversion • Jewish

OPINION

The Upside of the Madoff Mishegoss

Thank Bernie for reminding us that Jews shouldn't be WASPs

Jan 13, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Bernie Madoff, the professionally dishonest, gelt-grubbing financier, seems to conform to some of the worst stereotypes about Jews and money, writes Joseph Epstein in Newsweek. While Madoff appears to have made a particular specialty of swindling fellow Jews, he is actually less anti-Semite than "truly equal-opportunity son of a... More »

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golf • Jews • Judaism • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff

OPINION

Cynicism Key to Israel's Arsenal 

Aid to Palestinians 'not unlike raising animals for slaughter,' as Tel Aviv acts ever the victim

Jan 7, 09 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - “The promulgation of a hyper-nationalist ethos” in Israeli media coverage of the Gaza situation doesn’t surprise Neve Gordon, he writes in the Nation—what’s unsettling is the cynical war ethic emerging around humanitarian aid. As one reporter explains, Israel gives assistance to Palestinians during times of war... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Jews • Gaza Strip border • humanitarian aid

opinion

How to Write a Hollywood Holocaust Film


Dec 29, 08 8:29 PM CST
(Newser) - New Holocaust movies arrive in time for the holidays and Academy voters every year, "but maybe new isn't quite the right word," writes Ben Crair, who sees five basic Holocaust plots. He lists them in Slate: 
  • Nice German: From Schindler's List (1993) to this year's
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Hollywood • film • Germany • Holocaust • Jews

(Newser) - Just 22% of Americans say Jews run Hollywood, and one Jew is insulted: "It just shows how dumb America has gotten," Joel Stein writes in the Los Angeles Times. "Jews totally run Hollywood." Looking through the trades, he could find only eight Gentiles holding powerful positions... More »

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television • Hollywood • film • Jews • Brad Grey • Harvey Weinstein • Jewish

Tenet Denies Drunken Rant About 'the Jews'

Pressured CIA chief spilled fears to Saudi prince

Dec 18, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - George Tenet is vehemently denying a report in a new book that the then-CIA director railed against Bush administration neocons, "referring to them with exaxperation [sic] as, 'the Jews,'" the Atlantic reports. The incident took place in Saudi Prince Bandar's pool after Tenet downed half a bottle of... More »

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CIA • Jews • George Tenet • Prince Bandar bin Sultan • drunk • CIA director • Patrick Tyler • Israeli lobby • neoconservatives

 Just in Time for Xmas: 
 Lego Terrorists, Nazis 

Company customizes brick figures—without permission

Dec 4, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Ripping off a toy classic and tossing in al-Qaeda and Nazi themes just in time for Christmas might not seem like the best marketing strategy, reports the Sun, and sure enough, Jews and Muslims alike aren't happy. BrickArms has outfitted Lego figurines as al-Qaeda terrorists and Nazi soldiers, brandishing... More »

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terrorism • Jews • Muslims • children • toys • Lego • al-Qaeda • Nazis

 Docs: Jews 
 Were Tortured 
 in Mumbai 

Hospital staff horrified by condition of bodies recovered from Jewish center

Dec 2, 08 4:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Jews taken hostage in the Mumbai attacks were tortured by their captors before being bound together and executed, the Daily Telegraph reports. Doctors in the hospital where victims' bodies were taken say the level of brutality evident was among the most disturbing sight of their careers. Six Jewish victims have... More »

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Israel • torture • terrorism • India • Jews • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hostage • Israelis

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