WJC welcomes German court ruling that former Auschwitz guard, 96, fit to serve jail term

2017. november 30 05:10

 WJC welcomes German court ruling that former Auschwitz guard, 96, fit to serve jail term

 

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Small blog groeninf WJC welcomes German court ruling that former Auschwitz guard, 96, fit to serve jail term“It is never too late for justice to be served. We commend the court in Celle for today’s ruling, and hope that judicial authorities in other European countries will follow their lead in bringing the perpetrators of the biggest crime in the history of mankind to justice,” says WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.
Small blog max stern WJC President Lauder urges Düsseldorf to reconsider decision to cancel Max Stern exhibit“Considering the fact that the current German government has made tremendous progress in regard to provenance research, cancelling this exhibit would be a major setback, especially for the victims of the Holocaust and their heirs,” says Lauder.
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