Nazism

Berliners are coming to terms with their past - book review

The 'desire to look away, to pretend ignorance, to be wilfully oblivious, must have been the norm.'

|ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
During the Nazi era (1933–1945), Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was heavily utilized as a propaganda symbol, representing Nazi power through marches and events.
JEWISH COMMUNITY members hold Jewish Brigade sign as they participate in the 79th anniversary of the Liberation Day that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, in Milan, Italy, April 25, 2024.

Jewish man arrested for allegedly firing pellet gun at left-wing activists in Rome

Eitan Bondi, 21, was charged with attempted homicide in connection with the shooting of Rossana Gabrieli and Nicola Fasciano, two members of the National Association for Italian Partisans.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer are the co-authors of “Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust.”

Son of Holocaust survivors, granddaughter of a Nazi confront their separate inheritances

“Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust,” written by a Holocaust survivor and the granddaughter of a Nazi, is based on family letters, archival research, and visits to Europe.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
The Instagram logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying Meta logo on April 10, 2026.

Moderation cuts leave most extremist, antisemitic content on Instagram unchecked, ADL finds

Instagram failed to remove 93% of hateful and extremist content reported by the ADL’s researchers, a figure the watchdog said demonstrated a “systemic failure” to protect users.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Understanding the concept of ‘never again’ through war against Hamas - opinion

Out of shock and depression, some Israelis said that “never again” was an empty, meaningless slogan. Israel had been unable to prevent the October 7 massacre.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByYITZ GREENBERG
A PLACARD reads ‘Never Again,’ at a demonstration in Frankfurt, in November, supporting Israel and calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas.

German lawmaker from far-right AfD arrested for 'Sieg Heil' salutes

Newly elected Daniel Halemba is a member of the Teutonia Prague student fraternity, whose premises were raided by police in September.

OCTOBER 30, 2023ByREUTERS
German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

Germany bans neo-Nazi group with US roots, raids member homes

Far-right parties have gained ground across Europe but the rise of the AfD touches a particularly sensitive nerve in Germany because of the country's Nazi past.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByREUTERS
A person uses a placard to cover from the sun as people gather on the day of the European election assembly 2023 of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Magdeburg, Germany, July 29, 2023.

Poland: Jewish director's film on migrant crisis is Nazi propaganda

The film’s social media pages have since been swarmed with antisemitic trolls, according to its sales agent.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A MAN looks at a Nazi propaganda poster at Yad Vashem.

Argentina police shut down Nazi and antisemitic bookseller

After the war, many Nazi officials including death camp supervisor Adolf Eichmann also emigrated to Argentina to avoid trials for war crimes.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByREUTERS
Argentina's Anti-Terrorist Investigation Unit Department after a raid on a propaganda distribution operation, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 13, 2023.

Hidden Nazi bunker? Mysterious door discovered in Antarctica

Users have discovered a hidden entrance in Antarctica, sparking speculation about a secret Nazi base.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByWALLA!
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Putin slammed for claiming Zelensky covered up neo-Nazi genocide

Putin had initially made these claims about the Ukrainian president in a television interview on Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Denis Pushilin, Moscow-installed acting leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region, in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Jacksonville shooter carried a swastika-decorated gun, police say

The US Justice Department is investigating the shooting as “a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism."

AUGUST 28, 2023ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Ryan Christopher Palmeter, who killed three Black people before shooting himself, is shown in a still image from surveillance video holding a rifle in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023.

Neo-Nazi propaganda emerges again in Georgia

Neo-Nazis, brandishing swastika flags, held a demonstration outside a Chabad synagogue in Cobb County, Georgia.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Supporters of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist political group, give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in Georgia, U.S. on April 21, 2018.

Wagner says Russian arrested in Finland is neo-Nazi top fighter

A man arrested in Finland at Ukraine's request has been identified by Russia's Wagner group as a top fighter and far-right activist affiliated with one of their subunits.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.