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Ukrainian teacher and councilwoman allegedly praises Hitler

A public school teacher and councilwoman in Ukraine allegedly posted birthday greetings to Adolf Hitler on Facebook and taught her students the Nazi salute.

Ukraine to memorialise historic Lviv synagogue destroyed by Nazis

Municipal authorities in the city of Lviv in Ukraine are designing a monument marking the site where one of the region’s first Reform synagogues once stood before the Nazis destroyed it.

Smoke grenade hurled into Ukrainian bookstore during Holocaust lecture

An unidentified person wearing a ski mask hurled a smoke grenade into a bookstore during a lecture about the Holocaust in the city of Lviv.

Ukrainian president mistakenly tweets picture of Jews deported by Nazis

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a post on Twitter added a picture...

Far-right Ukrainian politician threatens Jews

A firebrand Ukrainian nationalist last week called for Jews to “get used...

Israel’s ambassador warns of growing trend as Ukrainbe unveils statue of antisemite

Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine warned on Friday of rising nationalism in the...

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