Persecution of Jews

75th Anniversary of Hungary's Liberation From the Fascist Occupation Was Celebrated in Budapest

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Friday, February 14, 2020
Racism in Europe, Holocaust studies, Human rights abuses, Persecution of Jews, Continents, Budapest, The Holocaust, Responsibility for the Holocaust, Genocide

Historians organized a tour of well-known battle sites and a lecture about the liberation of Budapest and the mission of the Red Army in it.

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  • Historians organized a tour of well-known battle sites and a lecture about the liberation of Budapest and the mission of the Red Army in it.
  • Another important stop of the tour was the Holocaust Victims memorial "Shoes on the bank of Danube," erected in 2005.
  • Massive executions of Jews in Budapest continued until early 1945, with executions in the thousands taking place on the Danube bank to avoid interments.
  • These are the facts we wanted to deliver to Russian citizens, to citizens of other countries touched by the war.Such horrors must not be repeated."

Hitler Refuses To Flee Berlin - Historic Telegram To Be Auctioned

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Criticism of religion, Racism, Religion, Chancellors of Germany, Adolf Hitler, Anti-Protestantism, Persecution of Christians, Persecution of Jews, Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, Göring Telegram

Included will be Adolf Hitler's reply to his devoted Field Marshal Ferdinand Schorner's plea for him to flee besieged Berlin.

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  • Included will be Adolf Hitler's reply to his devoted Field Marshal Ferdinand Schorner's plea for him to flee besieged Berlin.
  • Hitler's response: "I shall remain in Berlinin the decisive battle for Germany, and to set a good example to all those remaining".
  • Auctioneer Bill Panagopulos describes the document: "This is the only such written statement known in which Hitler declares his resolve to die in Berlin.
  • Also offered is the first military telegram of the war , a handwritten message sent by the leader of German commandos minutes after crossing the Polish border.

Adi Shankar Joins Superman vs The Ku Klux Klan

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Anti-Catholicism in the United States, Racism, Anti-Slavic sentiment, Antisemitism in the United States, Discrimination, Ku Klux Klan, Persecution of Jews, Reconstruction era, Rick Bowers, Klan

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Adi Shankar, the nerd-icon producer behind Netflix's highly successful Castlevania (which has been renewed for a third season) is joining with PaperChase Films (The Kindergarten Teacher, Skin) and Marc Rosen (Sense 8, The After) to bring the story of SUPERMAN VS THE KU KLUX KLAN to life.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Adi Shankar, the nerd-icon producer behind Netflix's highly successful Castlevania (which has been renewed for a third season) is joining with PaperChase Films (The Kindergarten Teacher, Skin) and Marc Rosen (Sense 8, The After) to bring the story of SUPERMAN VS THE KU KLUX KLAN to life.
  • This story shows the power of the superhero mythology and it's tangible impact on the physical world," said Shankar.
  • "Adi Shankar has long been inspired to fight for just causes; he has successfully taken on the status quo and broken barriers long seen as insurmountable.
  • THE KU KLUX KLAN is based on the book of the same name by Rick Bowers.