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Bust once among Nazi's hoard of art on display at MIA
Star TribuneA rare Renaissance-era bust that was among many great works of art bought or looted by the Nazis during World War II has joined the Minneapolis Institute of Arts collection, in time for the anniversary of the Allies' victory in Europe. The terra-cotta...Tags: Netherlands, Nazi Party, Salt, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Flights honor WWII heroes
I am pleading to all in our community to contact the Honor Flight organization immediately if they know a veteran of World War II. I was given the privilege of being the guardian of a true hero from World War II on a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, USS Intrepid, Personal Weapon Control
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A Bronze Star for his golden years
The Lewiston TribuneIt was 68 years ago this month, as clear to Dwight Staley as though it was yesterday. He speaks simply of the violence and the death he saw on Okinawa during the final months of World War II's battle for the Pacific, and of the actions that entitled him...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Explosions, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Japan
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Racist fans attack Hungarian activist ahead of Jewish Congress
ReutersBUDAPEST, April 29 (Reuters) - The head of a Hungarian anti-racism group said far-right soccer fans shouted "Sieg Heil" and attacked him, breaking his nose days before the country is due to host the World Jewish Congress. Ferenc Orosz, chairman of the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Justice and Rights, Judaism
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Veterans honored for liberating France nearly seven decades ago
Nearly 70 years after they risked their lives on the blood-soaked battlefields of Europe, a proud contingent of South Florida veterans of World War II was honored for their valor Sunday in a ceremony cloaked in patriotism and solemn with emotion. "That...
Tags: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fort Lauderdale, Human Interest
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Eyewitness to the victims of the Holocaust: ���Dad's story needs to be told!���
The Akron Beacon JournalThe large binder of World War II photos has rarely been shared over the years. The binder is full of pictures taken or found by John Cline. One page has pictures he took of survivors of the Holocaust. Other than family members or soldiers who served...Tags: Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Prisoners and Detainees
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Author Judy S. Walter looks to inform youth about Holocaust
Name: Judy S. Walter City in which you reside: Chambersburg, Pa. Day job: Retired teacher Book title: "Nightmare in Europe" Genre: Historical nonfiction Short synopsis of book: "Nightmare in Europe" is a concise, easy-to-understand book about the...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judaism, Human Interest, Washington, DC
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Unique German bomber to be lifted from English Channel
ReutersLONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Work to salvage the sole surviving German Dornier Do-17 bomber plane flown in the Battle of Britain in World War Two began on Friday, more than 70 years after it crashed into the English Channel. Project managers said the plane,...Tags: England, Museums, United Kingdom, Arts and Culture
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Restoring Torahs
Beth David Congregation in Miami is restoring the parchments of two Torah scrolls. One of these scrolls was written in 1890 and rescued from The Holocaust. The Holocaust Torah is one of 1,564 rescued from Czechoslovakia after the Nazis emptied Jews...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Torah, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Bust once among Nazi's hoard of art now on display at MIA
Star TribuneA rare Renaissance-era bust that was among many great works of art bought or looted by the Nazis during World War II has joined the Minneapolis Institute of Arts collection, in time for the anniversary of the Allies' victory in Europe. The terra cotta...Tags: Netherlands, Nazi Party, Salt, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Franklin W. Littleton Jr., decorated World War II veteran
Franklin W. Littleton Jr., a retired career Air Force officer and a businessman who was a big-band and Dixieland music aficionado, died April 20 of complications from dementia at Nichols Eldercare, an Edgewood assisted-living facility. The Bel Air...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of Maryland, College Park, Alzheimer's Disease, Sports, University of Baltimore
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New museum of Jewish history opens in Warsaw
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opens Friday in Warsaw, partly funded by the Polish government. It’s located in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, in what was Nazi-occupied Europe. The museum aims not just to...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Museums, Judaism, Music, Warsaw (Poland)
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