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Hungary

President of Hungary apologises for father’s Nazi collaboration in a Shoah ceremony in Parliament

“Taking responsibility for the past, including my personal history, I pay tribute to all victims of the Holocaust,” he added.
United Kingdom

An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message outside Downing Street

More than 300 people from the UK Jewish community, Israelis and supporters attended the solidarity event outside Downing Street, organised by the UK Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Germany

Afd leader running in regional elections goes on trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, 52, is the leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the eastern state of Thuringia and a powerful figure on the party’s hard right.
United Kingdom

UK government sanctions leading Iranian military figures and entities following the attack on Israel

The UK has sanctioned a further seven individuals and six entities who have enabled Iran to conduct destabilising regional activity, including its direct attack on Israel.
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Morocco

Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture

Jewish history and culture in Morocco will soon be taught in Moroccan schools, as part of a revamp of an ongoing revamp of the country's curriculum.
Poland

Polish diplomat in Istanbul rescued hundreds of Jews in Holocaust

A Polish diplomat serving in Turkey during World War II helped save hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis by issuing them false certificates that identified them as Christians, an Israeli newspaper revealed in an expose.
Austria

Joint Austrian-German police operation targets neo-Nazis, seizes arms

Austrian police seized automatic weapons, explosives and narcotics during raids on neo-Nazi sympathizers, and arrested several of them, the government said.
Ukraine

“Jews to the grave”: Man shouts antisemitic slogan as he topples Kyiv menorah

A man was filmed shouting an antisemitic phrase as he toppled a giant communal menorah that was installed in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv ahead of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Ukraine

Online map of Holocaust killing sites in Ukraine

The Shoah Atrocities Mapping Ukraine (SAMU) project provides an informed perspective on the scope and scale of the Holocaust in Ukraine through the creation of an interactive online map of killing sites in the country
Germany

Restoration of Munich’s modernist Reichenbachstrasse synagogue ready to go forward

After years of delays, a complete restoration of the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich is going ahead, thanks grants from the federal government, the state of Bavaria and the city of Munich.
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