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Monument at summer camp in Ontario honors Estonian collaborators of Nazi Germany

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After an antisemitism watchdog group contacted Seedrioru—a summer camp for Estonian children in Elora, Ontario—regarding a monument built to honor four Nazi Waffen-SS-associated Estonians, officials quietly removed references to the men from its website. Friends of Simon...
The Israeli embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, unveiled a monument to those who helped Holocaust survivors, May 29, 2022. Source: Twitter/Zehavit Ben Hillel.

New monument in Tashkent spotlights Uzbek role in saving Jews during Holocaust

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The Israeli embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, unveiled a monument on Sunday to honor Uzbeks who assisted Jewish refugees during World War II. The monument is located in the city’s Victory Park. It was created by Uzbeki...
Two undated photos of POW gravestones inscribed with swastikas at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Credit: Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Nazi headstones, Confederate statues: America’s battle over memory

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreed last week to the removal of a small number of headstones in U.S. military cemeteries that were engraved with the Nazi swastika and the Iron Cross. The stones marked...
World War II veterans, Jewish leaders and diplomats lay wreaths at Memorial Candle Monument in Jerusalem to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Credit: Courtesy.

Veterans of World War II, Jewish leaders mark VE Day in Jerusalem

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Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov and Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) president Michael Mirilashvili laid a wreath on Sunday at the Memorial Candle Monument in Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allies’...