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Clothing historian stitches together Holocaust history by focusing on ‘women’s work’

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:59:57 +0000

Nonfiction 'Four Red Sweaters' tells wartime stories of four young Jewish women while examining larger questions such as Nazis' circular economy and perpetrator psychology

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US presents Israel with original documents from trial of John Demjanjuk

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:35:07 +0000

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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At Sobibor, a filmmaker unearths Nazi Germany’s attempts to cover up its crimes

Tue, 16 May 2023 00:44:02 +0000

Producer Gary Hochman’s ‘Deadly Deception at Sobibor’ depicts how gas chamber ruins and 70,000 artifacts were found at the death camp where approximately 250,000 Jews were murdered

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‘Shema Yisrael’ pendants uncovered in Sobibor death camp in Poland

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:31:21 +0000

Researchers say one of the amulets was discovered in a building where victims would undress before being led to the gas chambers

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Not forgotten: Mass graves of Jewish Holocaust victims dedicated in Poland

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:13:00 +0000

New technology and old memories help to find and secure burial sites of Jews shot and buried by German forces in fields and forests across the country

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Remember Lea, Deddie, Annie and David – children’s ID tags found at Sobibor

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:23:18 +0000

Jewish News: Archaeologists moved to tears during excavation when they uncover details about four youngsters in infamous camp in Poland

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In Poland, new Sobibor museum memorializes victims through unearthed belongings

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:48:11 +0000

Personal items discovered during pre-construction ‘rescue’ excavations recall lives of 180,000 Jews murdered at former Nazi death camp

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Sobibor photo album remaps Nazi death camp famous for 1943 prisoner revolt

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:55:41 +0000

'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

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:14:26 +0000

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

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:30:51 +0000

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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With death of last Sobibor survivor, experts feud over site’s transformation

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:50:23 +0000

After passing of Sobibor revolt participant Semyon Rosenfeld on Monday, there will be no survivors to witness completion of the former Nazi death camp's makeover next year

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Last survivor of Sobibor death camp uprising dies, aged 97

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:46:12 +0000

Semyon Rosenfeld took part in famous revolt, in which Jewish prisoners turned on their Nazi guards; later moved to Israel

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Poland says Holocaust denier David Irving ‘not welcome’ on death camp tour

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:33:11 +0000

After Israeli appeal, Warsaw says it won't allow British conspiracy theorist to 'present his opinions' during planned visit

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Israel urges Poland to deny entry to British Holocaust denier David Irving

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:36:48 +0000

Minister Naftali Bennett says Irving will offend survivors and stoke anti-Semitism if he is allowed to lead tour of Nazi death camps in September

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British Holocaust denier David Irving to lead Nazi death camp tour

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:06:04 +0000

Publicity for the $3,650 trip calls the camps 'controversial' and describes Irving as a 'Hitler expert'

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