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                  Vienna’s Jewish archives to remain in Israel’s hands
                  Vienna’s Jewish archives to remain in Israel’s hands
                  17.10.2012, History

                  State archivist rejects legal claim of Austrian Jews to transfer the archives of Vienna’s Jews back from Israel

                  Was Jesus married? Papyrus fragment fuels debate
                  Was Jesus married? Papyrus fragment fuels debate
                  20.09.2012, History
                  Fourth-century fragment revealed at Rome conference, but likely discovered in Egypt or Syria.
                  Tears, anger 40 years after Munich Olympics killings
                  Tears, anger 40 years after Munich Olympics killings
                  06.09.2012, History

                  Survivors, relatives and officials paid solemn tribute on Wednesday to 11 Israeli athletes killed during the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian terrorists, at the site of the massacre 40 years ago.

                  Brussels Mayor modifies plans for memorial to WWII deportees after being accused of revisionism
                  Brussels Mayor modifies plans for memorial to WWII deportees after being accused of revisionism
                  17.08.2012, History

                  Mayor of Brussels Freddy Thielemans has recalled plans for a planned September memorial to “Brussels deportees” during WWII, after a Holocaust educational organisation drew attention to the complicity of the Brussels wartime administration in the deportation of Jews.

                  Austrian gravestone of Hitler's parents removed
                  Austrian gravestone of Hitler's parents removed
                  30.03.2012, History
                  The gravestone of Adolf Hitler's parents in the Austrian village where he lived as a child has been removed after it became a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis, the local pastor told AFP Friday.
                  One antique shekel sells for $1.1 million in US
                  One antique shekel sells for $1.1 million in US
                  15.03.2012, History

                  A silver shekel in circulation at the time of a Jewish rebellion against their Roman masters nearly 2,000 years ago sold Friday in New York for $1.1 million, Heritage auction house said.

                  Jewish humanitarian organization's global archives website brings Jewish history to life
                  Jewish humanitarian organization's global archives website brings Jewish history to life
                  09.03.2012, History

                  Which U.S. president publicly urged Americans to support the first campaign aiding war-ravaged Jews overseas? Which organization brought the first John Deere tractor to Ukraine? What killer disease was eradicated in Ottoman Palestine by a Jewish doctor?

                  The Jewish creator of modern German police
                  The Jewish creator of modern German police
                  01.03.2012, History

                  Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, Weimar cop Bernhard Weiss was the only Jewish state official to jail Nazis; he eventually became German law enforcement’s highest-ranking Jew ever.

                  Was Jewish Engineer Brains Behind the Fuhrer's Favorite Car?
                  Was Jewish Engineer Brains Behind the Fuhrer's Favorite Car?
                  09.02.2012, History
                  A book by Dutch journalist reveals that Josef Ganz, a German Jewish engineer, designed the May Bug – a small car that became a prototype for the Volkswagen Beetle.
                  Einstein letters to anti-Nazi organization sold in U.S. for $8,226
                  Einstein letters to anti-Nazi organization sold in U.S. for $8,226
                  03.02.2012, History

                  In first of three letters written by Albert Einstein, the father of relativity tells ‘Friends of the Truth’ it was right not to accept Jews into the organization because it would weaken their position.

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