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Nazi-themed Wagner opera cancelled after uproar
10/05/2013 - CULTURE

Nazi-themed Wagner opera cancelled after uproar

A German opera house has decided to stop showing a Nazi-themed production of a Wagner opera, because its scenes of murder and gas chambers profoundly shocked the audience when it premiered last Saturday, the company said on its website.
Polish community seeks to learn more about its Jewish heritage
23/04/2013 - POLAND

Polish community seeks to learn more about its Jewish heritage

Poland is marking 70 years since the start of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. It was the first major act of resistance against the occupying Nazis during World War II and went down in history as a heroic act to restore the dignity of a condemned people. Indeed, of the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, half of them were Polish. Poland had the largest Jewish population of any country before World War II; it now has only around 20,000.
Warsaw marks 70 years since Jewish uprising
21/04/2013 - POLAND

Warsaw marks 70 years since Jewish uprising

The Polish capital on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when hundreds of young, poorly armed Jews staged an ultimately doomed revolt against the Nazis. FRANCE 24 reports from the ground.
Irena Boldok, Warsaw ghetto survivor
19/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Irena Boldok, Warsaw ghetto survivor

As Warsaw marks 70 years since the ghetto uprising against the Nazis, Gulliver Cragg meets one of the last survivors, Irena Boldok. She recalls her ordeal during World War II, including life as a child in the Warsaw ghetto and her risky escape from deportation.
Russian veteran seeks lost love from wartime France
04/04/2013 - FRANCE

Russian veteran seeks lost love from wartime France

A Red Army veteran who fought in the French Resistance is searching for his French love, whom he lost in the chaos of World War II. "Her name was Jeanne ... a brunette, nothing special," said Nikolai Vasenin, 93. "But I must find her at any cost."
Vienna Philharmonic lifts lid on Nazi history
11/03/2013 - Austria

Vienna Philharmonic lifts lid on Nazi history

A former head of Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra was a member of Nazi Germany's SS and collaborated with the secret police, while half of its musicians were members of the Nazi party, historians said on Sunday.
French writer and diplomat Stéphane Hessel dead at 95
27/02/2013 - OBITUARY

French writer and diplomat Stéphane Hessel dead at 95

Stéphane Hessel, a writer, diplomat and concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 95, his wife said Wednesday. Born in Germany, Hessel became a naturalised French citizen and was a member of the French resistance during World War II.
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Russia marks Battle of Stalingrad 70 years on
02/02/2013 - RUSSIA

Russia marks Battle of Stalingrad 70 years on

Russia on Saturday marked 70 years since the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point in World War Two in which the Red Army defeated the Nazis. President Vladimir Putin led tributes in Volgograd, renamed Stalingrad for the day.
France, Germany to fete 50 years of reconciliation
22/01/2013 - FRANCE - GERMANY

France, Germany to fete 50 years of reconciliation

France's François Hollande and Germany's Angela Merkel on Tuesday will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Elysee treaty, that sealed their countries post-war reconciliation, with a hectic line-up of events in Berlin.
The rise of anti-Semitism in Hungary
02/10/2012 - HUNGARY

The rise of anti-Semitism in Hungary

Last July, one of the world's most wanted war crime suspects, Laszlo Csatary, was arrested in Hungary. He is accused of sending more than 15,000 Jews to their deaths at Auschwitz. But Hungarian police did not arrest the 97-year-old until a British newspaper, The Sun, made his location public. That has led some to say the authorities were dragging their feet. Most worryingly, those who complained have been the target of anti-Semitic hatred.
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