Demjanjuk charged with death camp crimes as Germany once again confronts Nazi-era demonsMUNICH — The legal saga of John Demjanjuk neared its final chapter Monday as prosecutors set the stage for one of Germany’s highest-profile war crime trials in years — formally charging the retired U.S. auto worker with involvement in the murder of 27,900 people at a Nazi death camp. Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk charged with 27,900 counts of acting as accessory to murderMUNICH — The legal saga of John Demjanjuk neared its final chapter as prosecutors set the stage for one of Germany’s highest-profile war crime trials in years — formally charging the retired U.S. auto worker with involvement in the murder of 27,900 people at a Nazi death camp. German prosecutors charge Demjanjuk as accessory to murder at Nazi death campMUNICH — Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged Monday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder — one for every person who died at Sobibor during the time he is accused of serving as a guard at the Nazi death camp. German prosecutors file 27,900 formal accessory to murder charges against DemjanjukMUNICH — German prosecutors have formally charged John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder. Southern Poverty Law Center asks Congress to investigate troops’ presence on supremacist sitesWASHINGTON — One of the country’s main monitors of hate groups asked Congress Friday to investigate possible racial extremism in the military, after finding U.S. service members participating on a social networking site advertised as being for white people only. German justice minister asks foreign ISPs to block neo-Nazi sitesBERLIN — Germany’s Justice Minister is calling for Internet service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere to remove neo-Nazi images, text and other content that can be viewed inside the country in violation of laws forbidding any Nazi symbols. German exhibit examines Nazi relationship to Bach and Mendelssohn in Third ReichEISENACH, Germany — Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but Johann Sebastian Bach was the one the party dubbed “the most German of Germans” and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal. Vatican replaces cardinal in Holocaust denial flap, tightens control of reconciliation effortVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday replaced the cardinal responsible for lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop as part of the Vatican’s effort to reconcile with an ultraconservative group. German high court upholds grounds for John Demjanjuk’s recent deportation from OhioBERLIN — Germany’s highest court has rejected an attempt by John Demjanjuk to challenge his recent deportation from the United States to Munich for trial on charges of being accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Judge refuses to reinstate Colorado professor who likened some Sept. 11 victims to a NaziDENVER — A judge refused Tuesday to reinstate a University of Colorado professor who was fired on plagiarism charges after he likened some Sept. 11 terrorist attack victims to a Nazi leader. German appeals court rules that suspected Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere is fit for trialBERLIN — Admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere will stand trial for murder in Germany for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II, a court ruled Tuesday after years of legal wrangling. Merkel presents German troops with nation’s 1st medal for bravery since World War IIBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel presented medals for bravery on Monday, marking the first time since World War II that the nation has bestowed such an honor, long tainted by the Nazi military effort. Prosecutors: doctors determine John Demjanjuk fit to stand trial, charges expected this monthMUNICH — John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said Friday that doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp. Austrian university launches online database to honor students, teachers expelled by NazisVIENNA — Kurt Elias vividly remembers the day in 1938 when the Nazis barred him from entering the University of Vienna because he was Jewish. German parties agree to overturn Nazi treason convictionsBERLIN — Germany’s governing parties agreed Wednesday on a blanket measure to overturn Nazi-era verdicts convicting people of treason, nearly 65 years after the end of World War II, and it will go before parliament next month. Holocaust conference says caring for survivors is matter of “utmost urgency”PRAGUE — An international conference assessing efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or heirs said Monday that caring for Holocaust survivors is a matter of the “utmost urgency.” Russia won’t participate in US lawsuit over Jewish documents seized by Nazi and Soviet armiesWASHINGTON — Russia told a U.S. court on Friday that judges have no authority to tell the country how to handle sacred Jewish documents held in its state library that were seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies. International Holocaust conference on returning assets stolen by Nazis convenes in PraguePRAGUE — Holocaust survivors, Jewish groups and experts gathered in Prague on Friday to assess efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or heirs. White supremacist blogger charged with threatening to kill 3 federal appeals judgesCHICAGO — A white supremacist blogger was arrested at his New Jersey home Wednesday and charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based judges who refused to overturn local ordinances banning handguns. Poland wants to talk to Michigan man about WWII atrocities; he says ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’TROY, Mich. — An 88-year-old man living in Michigan who is now the subject of a criminal investigation in Poland into allegations he shot Jews while working in a Nazi-controlled police unit during World War II insists he did nothing wrong. Polish city ravaged by Nazis wants to cut down tree donated by Hitler; residents want it savedWARSAW, Poland — The towering tree is believed to have been Adolf Hitler’s gift to the occupied town of Jaslo — planted to the sound of a Nazi band during World War II. Mo. measure would rename highway adopted by neo-Nazis after rabbi who fought for civil rightsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The state’s litter prevention program got an unusual ally last year: A neo-Nazi group adopted a half-mile section of highway in Springfield and picked up the trash. German officer who saved ‘The Pianist’ Wladyslaw Szpilman from Nazi holocaust honoredBERLIN — German officer Wilhelm “Wilm” Hosenfeld saved two Jews from the Nazi Holocaust, including Wladyslaw Szpilman, whose story was the basis of the Oscar-winning film “The Pianist.” But he died in obscurity in a Soviet prison after World War II. Russia accuses World War II Allies of ignoring Soviet role at D-Day anniversary ceremoniesMOSCOW — Russia on Thursday accused Western leaders of slighting the Soviet role in the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in their remarks this month commemorating the D-Day landings in Normandy. Austrian court finds man guilty of glorifying Nazi ideology, sentences him to 2 years in jailVIENNA — An Austrian court has convicted a man of glorifying Nazi ideology and sentenced him to two years in prison. Wiesenthal Center appeals Berlin prosecutor’s decision not to investigate case of Nazi doctorBERLIN — The Simon Wiesenthal Center is appealing a Berlin prosecutors’ office decision to drop an investigation into whether the family or attorneys of Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim lied about whether he was dead, the agency’s top Nazi-hunter said Wednesday. Former Auschwitz slave laborer donates Holocaust victims’ jewelry to memorialJERUSALEM — As a slave laborer in Auschwitz, Meyer Hack was forced to sort through the tattered clothing stripped off inmates before they were sent to the gas chambers. He gathered valuable belongings hidden inside the clothes, stuffed them in a sock, hid them and later spirited them to freedom. Woman defends her book on Pope John Paul II’s friendship, says it’s not delaying beatificationWARSAW, Poland — To him, she was “My Dear Dusia” and he signed his letters “Br” — short for brother. Polish woman defends her book on John Paul’s friendship, says it’s not delaying beatificationWARSAW, Poland — To him, she was “My Dear Dusia” and he signed his letters “Br” — short for brother. Experts: Holocaust museum shooter reflects increasing racial violence from threatened whitesCrazies. Lone nut jobs. Isolated loonies. Those are frequent descriptions of people like James Von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist who opened fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and killed a black guard. |
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