Holocaust
Students make neo-Nazi gesture on trip to Auschwitz and post picture online

Students make neo-Nazi gesture on trip to Auschwitz and post picture online

Over a million Jews died there during the Holocaust Four German schoolboys made disgraceful gestures at the gates of Auschwitz last month, and they’ve now decided to show off the evidence via Instagram. From the Scultetus High School in Görlitz, the lads displayed a white supremacist ‘OK’ hand manoeuvre for the camera while stood on […]

11 months ago

Jewish leaders criticise the ‘abhorrent’ sale of Adolf Hitler’s watch

Jewish leaders criticise the ‘abhorrent’ sale of Adolf Hitler’s watch

A dog collar belonging to Eva Braun’s terrier was also on sale An open letter signed by 34 Jewish leaders has criticised the million-dollar sale of Adolf Hitler’s watch that was gifted to him in 1933. The artefact was sold to an anonymous bidder at Alexander Historical Auctions in Maryland and is said to bare […]

3 years ago

Stranger Things fans are being urged to stop copying ‘offensive’ Eleven tattoo

Stranger Things fans are being urged to stop copying ‘offensive’ Eleven tattoo

The tattoos in the show have parallels with one of history’s darkest events Stranger Things fans have been warned not to get tattoos on their wrist similar to that of Eleven because of the historical connotations behind this. In the Netflix show, Eleven has a tattoo on her wrist which reads ‘011.’ This was given […]

4 years ago

Holocaust survivor killed after Russian shelling hits his home in Ukraine

Holocaust survivor killed after Russian shelling hits his home in Ukraine

‘Survived Hitler, murdered by Putin’ A Holocaust survivor who experienced four Nazi concentration camps during World War Two has been killed in a rocket attack in Ukraine. Boris Romantschenko was 96-years-old when he was killed after a rocket hit his apartment block on Friday (March 18). He had survived Buchenwald, Mittelbau-Dora,  Bergen-Belsen and Peenemünde concentration […]

4 years ago

Second Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke surfaces after Netflix special backlash

Second Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke surfaces after Netflix special backlash

Carr’s book Before & Laughter ‘dehumanises people and perpetuates prejudice’ As Jimmy Carr continues to face criticism over his remarks about the Roma people, a second Holocaust joke has surfaced from the comedian’s recent book prompting a new wave of outrage. Released a few months before his Netflix special “His Dark Material” aired over Christmas, […]

4 years ago

Jimmy Carr Netflix special: 15,000 sign petition calling for comedian’s show to be removed

Jimmy Carr Netflix special: 15,000 sign petition calling for comedian’s show to be removed

Jimmy Carr has said he will ‘go down swinging’ Over 15,000 people have signed a petition urging Netflix to remove Jimmy Carr’s special from their platform after a comment he made about the Holocaust sparked widespread outrage. Carr’s In His Dark Materials, which premiered late last year, has received immense criticism for essentially saying that the […]

4 years ago

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