Previously censored accounts of Nazi genocide in the Soviet territories. Via the WSJ: “The Unknown Black Book” is the first publication of materials excluded for political reasons from “The Black Book,” a collection of survivors’ testimony that was compiled toward the end of the war but then ran afoul of the Stalinist regime — even after it was heavily censored — and fell into political limbo for decades. The project traces its roots to February 1942, when the Soviet government established the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC) in an effort to drum up international support as the Red Army struggled to
Read More +Jews who drive BMWs should think twice. Via YnetNews: Over the years, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), the German automobile manufacturer, has become a symbol of quality, prestige, and social status. As it turns out, the company has been hiding a dark secret for decades. The Quandt family – Germany’s richest– is a major shareholder of the leading German automobile manufacturer. It made its fortune during the Second World War through the Nazi war machine, profiting from the forced labor of thousands at concentration camps. According to an investigative report that premiered at the Hamburg Film Festival on Sunday, the
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