Holocaust

A photo taken June 9 shows the vandalism of the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /POSTMEDIA Article content A former City of Ottawa lawyer who pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument earlier this year will be handed a sentence in January. THIS CONTENT IS…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A Lithuanian court on Thursday convicted the leader of one of the parties in the country’s coalition government for making antisemitic comments and fined him 5,000 euros (about $5,800). The district court in the capital, Vilnius, found that Remigijus Žemaitaitis incited hatred against Jews, grossly downplayed…

‘My parents believed the moon landing was fake, the Holocaust didn’t happen, and the reports about COVID-19 weren’t to be trusted. They insisted that nothing was real, while I realised all of it was.’ (Image: Zennie) My parents were fixated on the American presidential election in 2016 — not on…

Elon Musk's Grok continues to do humanity a solid by (accidentally) illustrating why AI needs meaningful guardrails. The xAI bot's latest demonstration is detailed in a pair of reports by Futurism. First, Grok applied twisted, Musk-worshipping logic to justify a second Holocaust. Then, it may have doxxed Barstool Sports founder…

Plans to remove the name of Herzog Park in Dublin were halted this week but the debate has prompted strong reactions. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast , Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland, and City Councillor Conor Reddy shared their views on the issue.  Councillor Conor Reddy rejected suggestions that…

Iain Aspenlieder pleaded guilty to vandalizing the Holocaust memorial in July. Published Dec 01, 2025 Last updated Dec 02, 2025 6 minute read The Holocaust memorial in Ottawa was vandalized on June 9, 2025. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article content A sentence for a former city lawyer who pleaded…

The Auschwitz Memorial highlighted the exchange on X, saying that the response distorted historical fact and violated the platform's rules Author of the article: Associated Press Thomas Adamson Published Nov 21, 2025  •  2 minute read FILE - Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference…

Updated : , ,   PARIS (AP) — France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk ‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. Grok, built by Musk’s company xAI and integrated into his social media…

Updated : , ,   A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece. Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York,…

Updated : , ,   BERLIN (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artifacts has been canceled in Germany, relaying information from his German counterpart, following complaints from Holocaust survivors. Radoslaw Sikorski made the comments on the X platform, saying he and German Foreign…