09.05.2013 (Ynet News, ) -- International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen contains 30 million documents on survivors of Nazi camps, Gestapo prisons, forced laborers and displaced persons. Yet many people are not even aware it exists.
The National Archives hosts committee on Nazi-era looted art records
(2013) 09.05.2013 (The National Archives) -- Members of the Nazi-era cultural property project met yesterday at The National Archives, Kew, to report on progress of the online international research portal for families, historians and researchers to access records on looted art from the Nazi era.
Italy asks Jewish leader to pay Nazi's court fees
(2013) 08.05.2103 (Haaretz, by DPA) -- Ricardo Pacifici refuses to pay fees of convicted war criminal, who is bankrupt, after winning case against him, but Italian law requires 'all parties involved' to foot bill if losing party cannot pay.
Bulgarian street-naming request in DC stirs broader debate over country’s role in Holocaust
(2013) 07.05.2013 (The Washington Post) -- WASHINGTON — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country’s Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust.
Ronald Lauder Re-Elected In Budapest As World Jewish Congress President
(2013) 06.05.2013 (Jewish Business News, by Ilan Shavit) -- The World Jewish Congress (WJC) Plenary Assembly has re-elected Ronald Lauder as President of the organization for another four-year term. The announcement was made this afternoon at the WJC 14th Plenary Assembly taking place in Budapest, Hungary.
Holocaust Survivors Say 'Never Again' at Mauthausen
(2013) 06.05.2013 (Israel National News, by Elad Benari) -- Leaders and Nazi camp survivors commemorate the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.
Hungary's PM denounces anti-Semitism
(2013) 06.05.2013 (Ynet News) -- Addressing opening session of World Jewish Congress in Budapest, Viktor Orban says his government has declared 'zero tolerance' on anti-Semitism, yet many disappointed he failed to confront country's largest far-right party.
WJC President: Hungarian Jews Considering Leaving
(2013) 06.05.2013 (Israel National News, by Elad Benari) -- World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder warns that rising anti-Semitism in Hungary is causing local Jews to consider leaving.
World Jewish Congress elects new members to governing board
(2013) 06.05.2013 (Haaretz, Judy Maltz) -- WJC delegates elect Chella Safra as the new treasurer and David de Rothschild as chairman of the board; the Plenary Assembly re-elects Ronald S. Lauder as president in Budapest on Monday.
Austria Faces Past in Nazi Camp's New Museum
(2013) 05.05.2013 (Israel National News) -- Austria's new Holocaust museum reflects country's struggle with its national past.
