Jewish History

Plan dropped to honor Hungarian anti-Semite BUDAPEST. Hungary (WJC) — Following an international outcry, plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honor of the late Bálint Homan, who drafted anti-Jewish laws prior and during World War II, were finally withdrawn. The City Council of Székesfehérvár voted against the proposal of the private Bálint Homan Foundation to […]

Swiss banks publish list of bank accounts that have been dormant for 60 years GENEVA (WJC) — Swiss banks on Wednesday published the names of more than 2,600 people whose bank accounts in Switzerland have lain dormant for more than 60 years, giving them or their heirs one last chance to claim their wealth before it reverts

By Kenneth Bandler ROME — Rabbi David Rosen, AJC (American Jewish Committee) International Director of Interreligious Affairs, welcomed a new Vatican document on Catholic-Jewish relations at a Vatican press conference today on the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate. The document, “A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations,” was issued by the Pontifical Commission for

  ROSTOCK, Germany (WJC) — A 95-year-old German must stand trial for charges that he assisted in the murder of at least 3,681 people at Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II, a judge ruled on Tuesday. The court in the northern German city of Rostock decided that Hubert Z. is fit to stand trial, noting that the defendant can be