WJC News Update – Bones of Jedwabne pogrom victims reburied in ceremony

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 11 July 2013

Bones of Jedwabne pogrom victims reburied in ceremony

The remains of victims from the Jedwabne pogrom in Poland were reburied at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the massacre.

After 70 years, Nazi officer’s grandson returns stolen books – Israel Hayom

11 Jul 2013 In his grandmother’s house, Christoph Schlegel finds books stolen from a Jew during the Holocaust. A search leads him to Moshe Hofstadter, the surviving son of the books’ owner, in Israel. READ MORE »

Boss in UK ‘told Jewish worker he wanted to lock up „Yids” and gas them’ – Daily Mail

11 Jul 2013 A British worker claims that his boss said he wanted to lock up ‘Yids’ like Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar’s son and gas them and wore obscene t-shirts mocking Jewish soccer fans. READ MORE »

Berman, Schneider ‘unanimously’ reelected to head Claims Conference – Jerusalem Post

11 Jul 2013 The embattled leadership of the Claims Conference, buffeted by charges of mismanagement and facing calls for resignations in the Jewish media, was confirmed in the posts. READ MORE »