September 12, 2016
4:33 pm

Former SS medic Hubert Zafke, 95, accused of aiding in 3,681 murders in Auschwitz in 1944, attends his trial on September 12, 2016 at the court in Neubrandenburg. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Bernd Wüstneck)

Trial underway in Germany for SS medic who served at Auschwitz

Hubert Zafke, 95, charged with 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly helping death camp to function

By AP

August 5, 2016
11:05 am

Himmler diaries reveal chilling details of Nazi wartime life

Journals illustrate how the SS chief kept tabs on even the banal minutiae of his daily routine, even as he oversaw the systematic slaughter of European Jewry

By AFP

June 11, 2016
10:54 pm

94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp Reinhold Hanning, arrives at a courtroom in Detmold, Germany, Saturday June 11, 2016. (Bernd Thissen/Pool Photo via AP)

German defense wants acquittal of ex-Auschwitz guard

Attorneys argue murder trial failed to produce evidence that Reinhold Hanning, 94, was directly involved in specific crimes

By AP

May 21, 2016
2:35 am

94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp Reinhold Hanning arrives for his trial in Detmold, Germany, February 11, 2016. (Bernd Thissen/Pool Photo via AP)

Prosecutors seek 6-year sentence for ex-Auschwitz guard

In closing arguments, Andreas Brendel tells court 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning ‘played a part in camp’s purpose of annihilation’

By AP

April 29, 2016
5:02 pm

94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp Reinhold Hanning, center, leaves the building after the opening of his trial in Detmold, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. (Bernd Thissen/Pool Photo via AP)

Ex-SS Auschwitz guard tells court, ‘I am truly sorry’

Reinhold Hanning, 94, accused of complicity in 170,000 murders, is ‘ashamed’ of having done nothing to prevent crimes

By AFP

March 4, 2016
3:56 pm

Brig.-Gen. Ofek Buchris, right, salutes during a ceremony to mark his exit as commander of the Bashan Division, along with head of the Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, center, and Brig.-Gen. Yaniv Asur, in September 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

The unbecoming of an officer

Allegations of sexual assault against Brig.-Gen. Ofek Buchris still top the headlines, underscoring a change in attitude toward rape in Israel

By Adiv Sterman

February 11, 2016
8:09 am

Ex-SS guard on trial in late push to punish Nazi crimes

40 Auschwitz survivors to testify in case of 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning, who faces 170,000 counts of accessory to murder

By David Rising

February 6, 2016
12:55 am

A flyer advertising a Hungarian Veteran's Day event scheduled for February 6, 2016 featuring an SS officer titled 'Remembering the Heroes.' (courtesy)

Wiesenthal Center raps Hungary for neo-Nazi memorial

Flyer for a Veteran’s Day event in town of Szekesfehervar featuring SS veteran shows a Nazi underneath the banner ‘Remember the Heroes!’

By Times of Israel staff

February 5, 2016
6:55 pm

An original railway carriage stands at the Judenrampe platform at Auschwitz (Adam Jones/Wikimedia Commons)

Ex-Auschwitz SS guard, 93, faces German trial in April

Former death camp worker oversaw the arrival of trains full of Jews; on his watch, at least 1,075 perished in gas chambers

By AFP

January 30, 2016
2:51 am

Illustrative photo of German police officers (CC BY-SA JayPLee, Flickr)

German authorities search homes in Nazi investigation

Officers raid homes, confiscate documents of three former SS soldiers suspected of involvement in 1944 massacre

By AP

December 1, 2015
9:55 pm

Hubert Z. (Archive of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum)

German court says Auschwitz SS medic, 94, fit to stand trial

Dementia not enough to grant stay of proceedings for alleged accomplice in the murder of 3,681 people, appellate judge rules

By AP and Times of Israel staff

October 3, 2015
5:40 am

Alexander Fehling in “Labyrinth of Lies,” Germany’s entry in the 2016 Academy Awards (Sony Pictures Classics)

‘Labyrinth of Lies’ explores Holocaust denial in post-war Germany

Film provides a fictionalized account of 1963 Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, in which the country came face to face with its dark past

By Tom Tugend

August 1, 2015
5:18 am

Michael Karkoc in Minnesota (screen capture: YouTube/ABC News)

Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of ex-SS commander living in US

Prosecutors say decision not to pursue Michael Krakoc based on medical condition

By David Rising

July 18, 2015
2:57 am

Oskar Groening in his SS uniform (YouTube screenshot)

How Nazi guard Oskar Gröning escaped justice in 1947 for crimes at Auschwitz

From the web The Guardian: Convicted SS bookkeeper dodged prosecution after World War II thanks to US’s desire to mobilize Germany against Communism

June 2, 2015
2:58 am

Nazi SS troops in 1939 (CC-BY-SA German Federal Archive/Wikimedia Commons)

Austrian paper sorry for Nazi obituary

Kleine Zeitung editor calls publication of death notice with man’s SS rank, other Nazi references a ‘horrible mistake’

By AP

Topic: SS

Trial underway in Germany for SS medic who served at Auschwitz

Hubert Zafke, 95, charged with 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly helping death camp to function

Himmler diaries reveal chilling details of Nazi wartime life

Journals illustrate how the SS chief kept tabs on even the banal minutiae of his daily routine, even as he oversaw the systematic slaughter of European Jewry

German defense wants acquittal of ex-Auschwitz guard

Attorneys argue murder trial failed to produce evidence that Reinhold Hanning, 94, was directly involved in specific crimes

Prosecutors seek 6-year sentence for ex-Auschwitz guard

In closing arguments, Andreas Brendel tells court 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning ‘played a part in camp’s purpose of annihilation’

Ex-SS Auschwitz guard tells court, ‘I am truly sorry’

Reinhold Hanning, 94, accused of complicity in 170,000 murders, is ‘ashamed’ of having done nothing to prevent crimes

The unbecoming of an officer

Allegations of sexual assault against Brig.-Gen. Ofek Buchris still top the headlines, underscoring a change in attitude toward rape in Israel

Ex-SS guard on trial in late push to punish Nazi crimes

40 Auschwitz survivors to testify in case of 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning, who faces 170,000 counts of accessory to murder

Wiesenthal Center raps Hungary for neo-Nazi memorial

Flyer for a Veteran’s Day event in town of Szekesfehervar featuring SS veteran shows a Nazi underneath the banner ‘Remember the Heroes!’

Ex-Auschwitz SS guard, 93, faces German trial in April

Former death camp worker oversaw the arrival of trains full of Jews; on his watch, at least 1,075 perished in gas chambers

German authorities search homes in Nazi investigation

Officers raid homes, confiscate documents of three former SS soldiers suspected of involvement in 1944 massacre

German court says Auschwitz SS medic, 94, fit to stand trial

Dementia not enough to grant stay of proceedings for alleged accomplice in the murder of 3,681 people, appellate judge rules

‘Labyrinth of Lies’ explores Holocaust denial in post-war Germany

Film provides a fictionalized account of 1963 Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, in which the country came face to face with its dark past

Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of ex-SS commander living in US

Prosecutors say decision not to pursue Michael Krakoc based on medical condition

How Nazi guard Oskar Gröning escaped justice in 1947 for crimes at Auschwitz

From the web The Guardian: Convicted SS bookkeeper dodged prosecution after World War II thanks to US’s desire to mobilize Germany against Communism

Austrian paper sorry for Nazi obituary

Kleine Zeitung editor calls publication of death notice with man’s SS rank, other Nazi references a ‘horrible mistake’

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