Holocaust
New rules for restoring stolen property to Nazi victims
June 10, 2010European leaders have agreed to a uniform set of guidelines for making restitution to the heirs of Holocaust victims whose property was seized by the Nazis. It's the first international agreement of its kind. Germany and 42 other countries have agreed...
Holocaust Survivors ask Russia to disclose their hero's fate
August 08, 2009By Carolyn Weaver Holocaust Survivors Campaign for Russia to Disclose Fate of World War II Hero Raoul Wallenberg Swedish humanitarian worker Raoul Wallenberg is credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi concentration...
US Authorities Take Closer Look at Hate Groups Following Shooting
June 12, 2009By Carolyn Presutti The shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10 in Washington has focused new attention on what is being done to monitor and counter various hate groups in the United States. Police say a security guard at the museum was...
Holocaust Memorial Day: rise in anti-Semitic acts
January 27, 2009On Holocaust Memorial Day, OSCE/ODIHR expresses concern about rise in anti-Semitic acts 27 January 2009 -- The head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expressed concern today about an increase in anti-Semitic acts...