The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-demjanjuk/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:22:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png John Demjanjuk | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-demjanjuk/ 32 32 US presents Israel with original documents from trial of John Demjanjuk https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-presents-israel-with-original-documents-from-trial-of-john-demjanjuk/ Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:35:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3031434 Papers, which include Nazi wartime camp guard's SS membership card, were used in proceedings against him in Israel, the US, and Germany

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]]> Germany won’t prosecute ex-concentration camp guard, 95, deported from US https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-wont-prosecute-ex-concentration-camp-guard-95-deported-from-us/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2529529 Public prosecutor cites insufficient evidence of war crimes by Friedrich Karl Berger, who has admitted guarding prisoners in a concentration camp 'not used for systematic killing'

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]]> Michael Horowitz, Israeli prosecutor of Nazi guard Demjanjuk, dies aged 69 https://www.timesofisrael.com/michael-horowitz-israeli-prosecutor-of-nazi-guard-demjanjuk-dies-aged-69/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:00:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2438212 Born in New York and raised in Holland before emigrating to Israel and eventually moving to India, Horowitz was a highly respected attorney known for his compassion

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]]> Ex-Nazi guard, 93, found guilty of complicity in 5,230 concentration camp deaths https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-nazi-guard-found-guilty-of-complicity-in-5230-concentration-camp-deaths/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:55:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2353068 Bruno Dey given 2-year suspended sentence for his actions at Stutthof camp over 75 years ago; Israeli ambassador says punishment insufficient

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]]> Ahead of verdict, former Nazi SS guard says he ‘apologizes’ to Holocaust victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-verdict-former-nazi-ss-guard-says-he-apologizes-to-holocaust-victims/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:28:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2351051 'I don’t want his apology, I don’t need it,' survivor says of Bruno Dey, who is accused of complicity in the murder of 5,230 of those killed at Stutthof camp

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]]> Sobibor photo album remaps Nazi death camp famous for 1943 prisoner revolt https://www.timesofisrael.com/sobibor-photo-album-remaps-nazi-death-camp-famous-for-1943-prisoner-revolt/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:55:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2232456 'It’s hard to overstate the importance of this collection,' says historian, as new images from Nazi SS officer's personal album clarify findings of archeological excavations

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]]> Berlin museum unveils photos possibly featuring Demjanjuk at Sobibor death camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/berlin-museum-unveils-photos-possibly-featuring-demjanjuk-at-sobibor-death-camp/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:14:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2229939 Historians say rare photos of camp -- only 2 were previously known -- appear to show American tried in Germany for allegedly being a guard there

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]]> Photos surface showing convicted Nazi criminal John Demjanjuk at Sobibor camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/photos-surface-showing-convicted-nazi-criminal-john-demjanjuk-at-sobibor-camp/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:30:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2223942 Demjanjuk denied ever having been a guard at Sobibor; pictures from estate of camp deputy commandant Johann Niemann will be made public on January 28

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]]> How historians led a campaign to hunt down, deport Nazi killers living in the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-historians-led-a-campaign-to-hunt-down-deport-nazi-killers-living-in-the-us/ Sat, 07 Dec 2019 01:10:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2186051 'Citizen 865' details the capture of Trawniki Men -- Soviet POWs and Ukrainian civilians trained by the SS who helped murder 1.7 million Jews, and some of whom then came to America

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]]> Netflix to change Holocaust documentary after Poland complains https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-to-change-holocaust-documentary-after-poland-complains/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:42:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184068 Streaming service to add text to maps in 'The Devil Next Door' to clarify that concentration camps were built by Nazi Germany, and not part of modern-day Polish state

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]]> Miniseries on ‘Ivan the Terrible’ Nazi trial as gripping, open-ended, as in life https://www.timesofisrael.com/miniseries-on-ivan-the-terrible-nazi-trial-as-gripping-open-ended-as-in-life/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:45:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2181518 When retired Ohio autoworkerJohn Demjanjuk was extradited to Israel to be tried as the infamous butcher of Treblinka, people held their breath, as they will for this Netflix series

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]]> Poland protests map used in Netflix documentary about Nazi guard Demjanjuk https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-protests-map-used-in-netflix-documentary-about-nazi-guard-demjanjuk/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:11:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2180715 Polish PM claims location of death camps featured in 'The Devil Next Door' gives impression they were somehow connected to the Polish state

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]]> Netflix docuseries probes life of Nazi guard John Demjanjuk https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-docu-series-probes-life-of-nazi-guard-john-demjanjuk/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:17:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2170606 'The Devil Next Door,' set to be released November 4, examines the trials of the Ukrainian-born man mistaken for 'Ivan the Terrible' who had his death sentence overturned in Israel

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]]> 92-year-old ex-SS guard charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/92-year-old-ex-ss-guard-charged-with-5230-counts-of-accessory-to-murder/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:17:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2060201 Despite his age, Bruno Dey will be tried by juvenile court since he was 17 when he worked at Stutthof concentration camp during World War II

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]]> Dutch senator-elect says her Twitter Holocaust jokes were just tasteless sarcasm https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-senator-elect-says-her-twitter-holocaust-jokes-were-just-tasteless-sarcasm/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:57:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2042071 In one tweet, rightist Forum for Democracy's Annabel Nanninga said Ukrainian war criminal Demjanjuk was 'hitting the gas' upon seeing Jews because 'old habits die hard'

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