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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks to a reporter about a comparison he made between Syria's President Bashar Assad and Adolf Hitler during an earlier press briefing at the White House April 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
April 14, 2017, 1:00 am
ADL offers to host Holocaust educational session for White House staff
In letter to Spicer, Jewish group says a few hours of learning WWII history will help prevent future mistakes by members of administration
By Eric Cortellessa and ToI Staff
Then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during a forum at the Newseum in Washington, DC, April 12, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
April 12, 2017, 7:21 pm
Spicer: ‘I let the president down’ over Hitler comments
Press secretary also says timing of remarks during Passover and Easter Holy Week ‘compounds’ his ‘reprehensible’ mistake
By Alexander Fulbright
The Associated Press photographs the third anniversary of National Socialism's accession to power in 1933 widely celebrated throughout Germany on Feb. 11, 1936. At noon, Adolf Hitler assembled 25,000 of his oldest stormtroop comrades in the Lustgarten in Berlin. In his address, Hitler reiterated Germany’s will to peace. This is a general view of the banner and flag bearers in Berlin. (AP Photo)
April 12, 2017, 4:41 pm
Germany denounces Spicer’s Hitler comparisons as bad idea
Merkel spokesman tells reporters any analogy ‘with the crimes of National Socialism leads to nothing good’
By AFP and ToI Staff
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks to a reporter about a comparison he made between Syria's President Bashar Assad and Adolf Hitler during an earlier press briefing at the White House April 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
April 12, 2017, 4:04 pm
Yad Vashem says Spicer’s Hitler comments ‘distort history’
Press secretary’s ‘statements imply a profound lack of knowledge’ of WWII and Holocaust, memorial center says, urging him to visit their web site
By ToI Staff
White House press secretary Sean Spicer talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
April 12, 2017, 2:07 am
Spicer sorry for saying Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons
After drawing outrage for seeming to downplay Nazi crimes, Trump spokesman tells CNN he ‘mistakenly used inappropriate, insensitive reference to Holocaust’
By Eric Cortellessa and AP
In this Jan. 13, 2017 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
April 12, 2017, 12:00 am
Democratic leader calls on Trump to fire spokesman over Hitler comments
Nancy Pelosi, Jewish senators and American Jewish groups excoriate press secretary Sean Spicer for saying Nazi leader did not use chemical weapons
By Eric Cortellessa and AP
Sebastian Gorka, left, a top aide to US President Donald Trump, seen in on inauguration day wearing the uniform and medal of Vitézi Rend, a Hungarian order of merit with ties to Nazi Germany (Fox News)
April 9, 2017, 12:59 pm
Nazi-linked group ‘proud’ of Trump adviser for wearing medal
NBC News looks into anti-terror analyst Sebastian Gorka’s alleged membership in Hungarian Vitezi Rend organization
By Stuart Winer
Evan Bernstein, left, and Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League at a news conference at ADL headquarters in New York City on the arrest of Juan Thompson, who allegedly made bomb threats against Jewish institutions, March 3, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via JTA)
March 24, 2017, 1:29 am
Arrest of JCC bomb hoaxer challenges the narrative on anti-Semitism
Israeli-Jewish suspect doesn’t fit the expected white supremacist profile; observers say case shows need to be cautious when analyzing hateful acts
By Ben Sales
In this Nov. 27, 2014, file photo, comedian Tim Allen is seen on the sidelines before the first half of an NFL football game in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
March 21, 2017, 4:28 pm
Anne Frank Center wants Tim Allen apology on Germany remark
‘Home Improvement’ star draws fire for comparing being a conservative in Hollywood to Nazi Germany
By AP
Melanie Steinhardt comforts Becca Richman at the Jewish Mount Carmel Cemetery, February 26, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AFP/Dominick Reuter)
March 1, 2017, 9:12 am
Trump wins cautious praise after speaking out on anti-Semitism
Jewish groups call for translating Congress speech into concrete actions; some doubt his sincerity
By ToI Staff and JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a visit at the Great Synagogue in Sydney, Australia, on February 22, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO via Flash90)
February 22, 2017, 2:43 pm
Netanyahu praises Trump for ‘strong stand’ on anti-Semitism
After US president condemns Jew-hatred, PM in Australia says there’s ‘a battle against those who seek to demonize our people’
By ToI Staff
White House press secretary Sean Spicer talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 21, 2017, 10:23 pm
White House: Trump’s anti-Semitism condemnations ‘never good enough’
Responding to Anne Frank Center, Press Secretary Sean Spicer says: ‘I wish they had praised the president for his leadership in this area’
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump leaves after speaking following a tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, February 21, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
February 21, 2017, 9:53 pm
Anne Frank Center: Trump administration ‘infected’ with anti-Semitism
US Holocaust memorial center says ‘sudden acknowledgement’ of anti-Jewish sentiment ‘is a band-aid on the cancer’ and ‘too little, too late’
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators at Chicago’s O’Hare airport protesting Donald Trump’s executive order which imposes a freeze on admitting refugees from certain countries into the United States, Jan. 29, 2017. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via JTA)
February 10, 2017, 7:50 am
US Jewish groups praise court for upholding stay on Trump’s travel ban
ADL says ruling ‘sends important message that US does not exclude people based on their faith and welcomes those seeking refuge’
By Ron Kampeas
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