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A man dressed in a pre-WWII Latvian military uniform salutes as veterans of the Latvian Legion, a force that was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during WWII, and their sympathizers walk to the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia on March 16, 2016. (Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
April 19, 2018, 1:27 am
After Nazi SS veterans hold annual march in Latvia square, one woman fights back
Some of them skinheads wearing fascist symbols, the marchers spark bitter debate among Latvians. Until recently, though, nobody sought to speak out for the victims
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A view of the annual march on the Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires in Riga, Latvia, on March 16, 2018. (LTA Zinu dienests/Twitter via JTA)
March 16, 2018, 4:35 pm
In Latvia, hundreds march in honor of SS veterans
Man arrested for displaying a poster of soldiers killing Jews during world's sole event for former Nazi fighters
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Veterans of the Latvian Legion, a force that was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during WWII, and their sympathizers carry flowers as they walk to the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, March 16, 2016. (AFP/Ilmars Znotins)
February 7, 2018, 2:43 am
Poland isn’t the only country trying to police speech about the Holocaust
Several Eastern European nations have introduced legislation that limits discourse, though they have seen far less scrutiny than Warsaw
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: A pro Israel rally in Atlanta on July 25, 2014 (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
January 12, 2018, 5:54 pm
Israel said planning to close consulate in Atlanta, 6 other missions amid cuts
Embassies in Ireland, Belarus, Eritrea, Dominican Republic, consulate in Bengaluru, and embassy in either Latvia or Lithuania reportedly on chopping block
By TOI staff and JTA
Deputy Speaker of the Latvian parliament Alexander Kirshtejns in 2013. (Screen capture: YouTube)
January 5, 2018, 4:38 pm
Latvian lawmaker slammed for saying Russian is the language of Zionism
Nationalist deputy speaker of parliament accused of anti-Semitism as he lobbies for removal of Russian from schools, says it is the same as Hebrew and Yiddish
By JTA
The American Jewish Committee holding a panel on anti-Semitism that coincided with the beginning of the Republican convention, July 18, 2016. (Cleveland Jewish News)
March 27, 2017, 11:48 pm
Jewish advocacy group AJC opens regional office in Poland
New center will work to strengthen relations between European and Baltic countries as well as improve their ties to Israel
By AFP
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claps after vice presidential candidate Mike Pence delivers his speech on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
July 23, 2016, 5:59 am
Trump upends decades of NATO doctrine with views on treaty
Republican presidential nominee says he would review allies' financial contributions before acting if they were attacked
By Matthew Lee
Ambassadors to the United Nations from several countries wish Israel a happy 68th Independence Day. (YouTube/IsraelinUN)
May 12, 2016, 12:14 am
UN envoys wish Israel all the best at 68
Ambassadors from countries around the world feature in Israeli mission's video to mark 68 years of independence
By Stuart Winer
Karlis Serzants (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
March 19, 2016, 12:30 pm
Top Latvian MP: ‘Smart’ Jews working to undermine country
Karlis Serzants tells local radio that Jewish legal experts are skillful in operating 'on the edge' of the law
By JTA
Veterans of the Latvian Legion, a force that was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during WWII, and their sympathizers carry flowers as they walk to the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, March 16, 2016. (AFP/Ilmars Znotins)
March 16, 2016, 9:26 pm
Latvian Nazi veterans join controversial annual march
Procession through Riga includes elderly ex-fighters of Waffen SS; Jewish groups say parade glorifies Nazism
By AFP
Refugees queue up for a bus, as they arrive at the border between Austria and Hungary, Heiligenkreuz, Austria, late Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)
September 16, 2015, 2:03 am
Refugee surge to Europe stokes extremism fears
With border controls overwhelmed, some warn of terror threat among throngs of desperate asylum seekers
By Lori Hinnant, Sarah El Deeb and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter appears before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, June 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 24, 2015, 2:44 am
US to deploy heavy weapons on NATO’s Russian flank
With Ukraine conflict in its 15th month and 6,500 dead, US defense secretary vows 'we will defend our allies'
By Mike COLLIER and Dmitry Zaks
File photo of Yigal Amir appearing in court in 2004 (Yoram Rubin/Flash90)
June 14, 2015, 10:01 pm
Biopic on PM Rabin’s killer stirs controversy
Culture minister to look into removing documentary depicting softer side of Yigal Amir from lineup at Jerusalem film fest
By Daniel Bernstein
Latvian veterans who fought on Nazi Germany's side against the Soviets in World War II stage a controversial march in Riga, Latvia on March 16, 2015 (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
March 16, 2015, 3:43 pm
Latvian veterans who fought alongside Nazis hold parade
1,500 participate in annual Riga march marking 1944 battle; Nazi hunter decries 'distortion of history'
By AFP
Yiddish scholar Dovid Katz says Litvak rabbis should decide on Lithuanian issues, not Londoners. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
March 1, 2015, 2:44 pm
In Lithuania, Yiddish teacher unlikely bulwark against far right
Dismissed from Vilnius University, Dovid Katz continues to stand against rising neo-Nazism
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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