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Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews

(JR) — A probe into a Latvian officer who led mass killings of Jews during World War II has been dropped — for a third time. Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he personally took part in mass murder at the […]

Survivors of the Holocaust and Oct. 7 embrace at Auschwitz, marking annual March of the Living

OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — At Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living, Maggie Megidish and her daughter, released hostage Ori, stood among a delegation of survivors of both the Holocaust and Oct. 7. The visit stirred memories of their own ordeal. When a Holocaust survivor spoke of the hunger she endured in the camp, Maggie said […]

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Global antisemitism has declined since peaking in the months after Oct. 7, study says

Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap to lose US visas after anti-Israel Coachella performance

Major UK Jewish group suspends one of its officers for letter condemning Gaza war

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