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OPINION

Demjanjuk Farce Is
a Funny Kind of Justice

Prosecution seems to be more about German guilt than alleged war criminal's

Oct 18, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's eyes will be on alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk when he stands trial in Germany next month, but this dying old man is a strange candidate to be the last Nazi to be tried, writes Scott Raab. Demjanjuk—regardless of whether he is guilty of serving at... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • war crimes • Ukraine • John Demjanjuk • Sobibor • death camp

 Auschwitz Joins Facebook 

Museum hopes profile will educate young people

Oct 14, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Auschwitz death camp—now a museum about the horrors that transpired there—has joined Facebook. Officials hope to educate young people about the Holocaust but say they are sensitive to concerns about trivializing the site's history. "We want it to be a place of discourse, but of course... More »

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social networking • genocide • Holocaust • Facebook • Auschwitz • death camp

Demjanjuk Fit
to Stand Trial, Germany Rules

Accused Nazi death-camp guard, 89, is officially stateless

Jul 3, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Demjanjuk is physically able to stand trial for his alleged role as an accessory to murder in a Nazi death camp, German officials ruled today. The family of the retired Ohio autoworker, 89, had said ill health made him unfit, but the only condition doctors imposed was a limit... More »

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genocide • Germany • Holocaust • murder • Ohio • concentration camp • John Demjanjuk • Nazis • Sobibor • death camp

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