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Holocaust

A collection of 18 issues

Swastika Flown Over Coney Island And Brighton Beach By People Who Aren’t Nazis

Source: Gifter Photos via Twitter via GothamistIf you went to Coney Island or Brighton Beach on Sunday afternoon, you might have noticed a plane tugging a banner with a swastika emblazoned on it that also read “peace + love proswastika.org [http://proswastika.org/news.php?item.304.1].” According to

Brighton Beach Holocaust Fund Scammer Jailed For Neary Two Years

Source: Tracy O. via FlickrThe forger of phony papers that allowed a Brighton Beach-based ring of individuals to ripoff more than $57 million from a reparations fund for Holocaust victims [/local-scammers-bilk-holocaust-survivor-fund/] was sentenced to serve nearly two years in prison last week. The New York Post reports [http://www.nypost.

Open Thread: Let My People Go! Happy Passover To All

One of the Holocaust’s most enduring images, of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which occurred 70 years ago today. Source: WikipediaTonight at 6:54 p.m. begins the first night of the eight day Jewish holiday of Passover. There is no doubt that many of us, this time of year,

Sunday: Raoul Wallenberg Street Co-Naming Ceremony

Source: USHMM Photo Archives Photo #069 via Wikimedia CommonsFor the office of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield invites the community to join him and Councilman Brad Lander this Sunday, December 9th at noon at the corner of 13th Avenue and 50th Street in Borough Park for the unveiling

Storobin Assists Holocaust Survivor Hit With Illegal Pension Tax From Germany

Image courtesy of the office of State Senator David StorobinWhen she was a young girl, Klara Zubutova was detained as a prisoner at a concentration camp. Today, the Holocaust survivor is entitled to pension payments from the German government, which are not subject to taxation. Last week, Zubutova received a

Photos: 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering

Approximately 200 people gathered together at the Holocaust Memorial Park on Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard in honor of the 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering this past Sunday, honoring and preserving the memories of those who perished in the Holocaust. The audience was filled with people of all ages. There

Manhattan Beach Man Spends $100k On Holocaust Video For YouTube

Oh? You’ve never heard of the Holocaust, you say? Have I got a YouTube video for you… And, no, it doesn’t have cats making weird sounds while they eat, or falling off tables. It doesn’t even tell the story of the Holocaust through cats. I know, it’

Weiner, Schumer Push To Honor Jewish Chaplains

The three existing monuments on Chaplains Hill (Source: arlingtoncemetery.mil) Here’s an interesting story, not exactly straight out of Brooklyn, but relevant to our area nonetheless. Earlier in the week, the House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Congressman Anthony Weiner and Senator Charles Schumer, which will establish a