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The Forward on MSN17h
Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews
Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he ...
Yad Vashem denounces Latvia closing investigation on 'Butcher of Riga' Herberts Cukurs
Yad Vashem also denounced the "repeated attempts to rehabilitate Cukurs's image in Latvia by distorting and ignoring ...
The Jewish Chronicle3d
Latvia drops investigation into Nazi collaborator’s Holocaust participation because it was ‘not genocide'
Prosecutors claimed that Herberts Cukurs’ actions ‘do not constitute’ genocide under the country’s criminal code ...
The Times of Israel on MSN5d
Report: Latvia closes investigation into Herberts Cukurs, the ‘Butcher of Riga’
Latvia closes investigation into Herberts Cukurs, the ‘Butcher of Riga’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.
The Times of Israel on MSN5d
Yad Vashem condemns Latvia’s exoneration of ‘the butcher of Riga’
Baltic nation says it couldn't find evidence against Herberts Cukurs, believed responsible for killing tens of thousands of ...
Israel National News5d
Yad Vashem: Attempt to rehabilitate Herberts Cukurs distorts, ignores history
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, condemned the decision this month by the Prosecution Office of the ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel4dOpinion
Latvia Buried Its Soul beside a Nazi
Today, Latvia officially spat in the face of every Holocaust victim and survivor. In a decision as shameful as it is ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency2d
Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews
Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he personally took part in mass murder at the Riga Ghetto and the nearby ...