JERUSALEM (AP).- An official Palestinian report claiming that a key Jewish holy site — Jerusalem’s Western Wall — has no religious significance to Jews evoked an angry response from Israelis Wednesday, threatening to further inflame tensions …
Official Palestinian Report Claims Jerusalem’s Western Wall Has No Religious Significance to Jews
JERUSALEM (AP).- An official Palestinian report claiming that a key Jewish holy site — Jerusalem’s Western Wall — has no religious significance to Jews evoked an angry response from Israelis Wednesday, threatening to further inflame tensions …
Austria Returns 7 Looted Works of Art to Their Rightful Owners or Heirs
VIENNA (AP).-A panel has recommended that seven paintings by Austrian artists contained in a prestigious Vienna art collection be returned because they were either seized by the Nazis or given up against the will of their Jewish owners. The paintings &…
New Online Resource Debuts for Nazi-Era Looted Art, Estimates Half of Objects Not Yet Returned
NEW YORK (AP).- The Nazis stripped hundreds of thousands of artworks from Jews during World War II in one of the biggest cultural raids in history, often photographing their spoils and meticulously cataloguing them on typewritten index cards. Holocaust…
New Online Resource Debuts for Nazi-Era Looted Art, Estimates Half of Objects Not Yet Returned
NEW YORK (AP).- The Nazis stripped hundreds of thousands of artworks from Jews during World War II in one of the biggest cultural raids in history, often photographing their spoils and meticulously cataloguing them on typewritten index cards. Holocaust…
Old Photos found in an Old Diary Reveal Tale of Japan and Jews of World War II
TOKYO (AP).- The young man’s monochrome portrait is at least 70 years old, the whites all faded to yellow, but it is still clear he had style. His hair is slicked down, eye arched, suit perfect with matching tie and handkerchief. He also had the good …
Yad Vashem Gets Access to Polish Archives
WARSAW (AP).- Israel’s Holocaust museum Yad Vashem signed an agreement with Poland on Monday that gives it access to World War II-era documents held in archives across the eastern European country. The material, held in 34 state-run and provincial arc…
Auschwitz Memorial Acquires Nazi Medical Devices
WARSAW (AP).- The Auschwitz memorial in Poland says it has obtained around 150 medical instruments believed to have been used by the Nazis in experiments on the death camp inmates. Memorial spokesman Bartosz Bartyzel said Thursday the gynecological an…
Fire at Majdanek Destroys Shoes of Nazi Victims
WARSAW (AP).- Officials say a fire broke out overnight in one of barracks of the former Nazi death camp of Majdanek, destroying more than half of the building and about 10,000 shoes of Holocaust survivors. The Majdanek museum said the fire broke out s…
Eastern Europe Under Spotlight on Art Restitution Cases
BUDAPEST (AP).- A tug-of-war in the United States over who owns a huge art trove seized by Hungary’s Nazi henchmen is the most prominent example of disputed restitution policies in formerly communist eastern Europe — but by no means the only one. …