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A Hungarian speech that signified nothing

Efraim Zuroff — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:21:27 +0000

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban this month addressed the annual plenary of the World Jewish Congress, which was held in Budapest. The gathering convened there for the first time out of solidarity with beleaguered Hungarian Jewry, which has been facing a very worrying increase in anti-Semitism. There have been physical attacks on Jews, blatantly anti-Semitic [...]

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Hunting Nazis is still relevant

Efraim Zuroff — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:48:50 +0000

On the eve of Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day in Israel, the Simon Wiesenthal Center has released its latest list of the “Most Wanted Nazi War Criminals” and the primary findings of its twelfth annual report on the “Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals.” This report chronicles the efforts all over the world [...]

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A Lithuanian neo-Nazi march: too close for comfort

Efraim Zuroff — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:28:35 +0000

Even passively monitoring a neo-Nazi march is hardly my idea of oneg Shabbat (rejoicing on Sabbath), but that is how I spent last Saturday afternoon in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, known to many of us as Kovno, once one of the most important centers of Jewish life and learning in Eastern Europe. February 16 [...]

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The alarming corruption of Holocaust memory

Efraim Zuroff — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:30:55 +0000

I have no doubt that International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves an important function, especially in countries where the subject is otherwise routinely ignored. There is, however, something particularly upsetting about a special day set aside to commemorate the mass-murder of European Jewry during which two particularly important Holocaust-related topics are virtually ignored, most likely for political reasons. [...]

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Who will Bennett be?

Efraim Zuroff — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:35:50 +0000

Every election has its moments when a comment or a step taken by a candidate resonates exponentially and becomes a major topic of discussion and debate which often affects the results of a campaign. So far, it looks like Naftali Bennett’s response last Thursday night to a question by TV journalist Nissim Mish’al about whether [...]

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Estonia’s severe case of Holocaust amnesia

Efraim Zuroff — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:52:45 +0000

The visit to Israel of a foreign prime minister used to be a big deal. That’s why there were so many photos of Burmese head of state U Nu’s visit in the early sixties. Those days, however, are long gone and today when most prime ministers visit us it’s usually of little or no interest [...]

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Guy Pnini’s foul trash talk

Efraim Zuroff — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:06:31 +0000

As someone who spent far too many frustrating minutes on the bench during my high school and college basketball career, I should, in theory, have some sympathy for the likes of Maccabi Tel Aviv small forward Guy Pnini. A fairly mediocre player, distinctly lacking in athleticism, Pnini has managed until now to succeed way beyond what one [...]

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A bright moment in Hungary

Efraim Zuroff — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:07:49 +0000

Leaving Israel in times of crisis is never easy, for all the obvious reasons. The natural concern over The Situation in general (Israel’s geo-political situation and critical interests) and the safety of loved ones first and foremost, but not only, often make a trip abroad in the middle of a war, or even a limited military [...]

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