STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 20 (UPI) — A Swedish government agency says a majority of teachers in the country have an inadequate knowledge of the World War II Holocaust.
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Jerry’s journey: Jerry Springer interview
As surreal moments go, they don’t come much stranger than this. Jerry Springer, one of the planet’s most famous talk show hosts, is gazing deep into my eyes and singing a very heartfelt — if not pitch perfect — version of the Elvis Presley classic, Love Me Tender.
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Holocaust comes into focus for D.M. teacher
After all these years, the barracks are still there.
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Shoah survivor payments could depend on budget cuts, PMO director warns
A decision by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On to increase the monthly stipend of some 43,000 Holocaust survivors may be conditional on the cabinet’s approval of across-the-board cuts to the 2009 state budget, Ra’anan Dinur, the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office, said Wednesday.
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Jewish leader remembers Swiss bank deal
BOCA RATON, FL — Greenberg Traurig, working with Jewish Family Services, is sponsoring a free legal clinic in Boca Raton today.
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Gov’t okays higher budget for survivors
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On officially endorsed the conclusion of the Dorner Commission on Holocaust survivors, Monday. The budget allocated to support aging survivors is consequently expected to rise by NIS 250 million.
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Jewish leader remembers Swiss bank deal
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of one of the most painful episodes in recent Swiss history: the signing of a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and Holocaust survivors and their families.
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Revisionist historian awaits verdict
A revisionist historian living in Australia could be jailed.
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Comics Legends Document Holocaust Artist’s Struggle
Neal Adams, Joe Kubert and Stan Lee have joined forces with a Holocaust expert to craft a comic that document the struggle of an Auschwitz survivor who painted watercolors to spare her mother’s life in the Nazi camp.
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Hungary Holocaust survivors to receive compensation
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Jewish organization says survivors of the Nazi occupation of Budapest will each get a compensation payment of $2,900.
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