Hungarian Jews Seek Return of Scrolls Looted During WWII

(2014)
February 19, 2014 (IsraelNationalNews.com, written by Elad Benari) -- Hungarian Jewish leaders talking with Russia over the return of a collection of religious items looted by the Red Army.
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Cornelius Gurlitt, German at Center of Art-Cache Case, Sets Up Website

(2014)
February 17, 2014 (artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com; written by Melissa Eddy) -- Cornelius Gurlitt, the 81-year-old German who inherited a collection of drawings, prints and paintings from his father, an art dealer who worked for the Nazis, has set up a website to provide his side of the story.
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Hungarian Jewish Community Discovers 100 Holocaust-Era Torah Scrolls Confiscated in WWII

(2014)
February 17, 2014 (algemeiner.com, written by Joshua Levitt) -- Budapest’s Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH) on Monday said it will announce details regarding the discovery of more than 100 Holocaust-era Torah Scrolls that had been confiscated during World War II.
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Aboard Belgian train, Jews asked to get off and shower at Auschwitz

(2014)
February 11, 2014 (timesofisrael.com, by JTA) -- Suspects gained access to speaker system on rush hour journey to Brussels.
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Myra Giberovitch: Developing recovery programs for survivors of mass atrocities

(2014)
February 12, 2014 (publications.mcgill.ca)
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Records tell different story about French rail company’s role in Holocaust

(2014)
February 11, 2014 (gazette.net, by Kate S. Alexander) -- SNCF says it wasn’t paid to transport Jews; documents say company sought money.
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'I know tomorrow will be my last day'

(2014)
February 11, 2014 (ynetnews.com, by Smadan Shir) -- For years the Soviet Jewry's Holocaust was a forbidden secret. Now, through letters found in archives, Yad Vashem is working to make the voices silenced behind the Iron Curtain heard.
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American Soldiers Saved Great Art. They Also Stole Some.

(2014)
February 7, 2014 (slate.com, by David Malakoff) -- Monuments Men tells a great story. But it's only part of the story.
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Knesset votes to increase aid to Holocaust survivors

(2014)
February 10, 2014 (jpost.com, by Lahav Harkov) -- 18,500 legally recognized Holocaust survivors will be able to receive an annual grant of NIS 4,750 and a monthly stipend of NIS 1850.
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Prosecutors find yet more artworks hoarded by son of Nazi art collector in Austria

(2014)
February 11, 2014 (haaretz.com, by DPA) -- A further 60 pieces of art have been seized from Cornelius Gurlitt's house in Salzburg. The collection includes paintings by Monet, Renoir and Picasso.
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