Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.
In 2021 a Boston-area school was found to have used terms including “Auschwitz,” “yarmulke” and “rabbi” in its own plays for at least a decade.
The letter reveals Einstein's desperate appeal to Scottish philosopher Sir William David Ross to aid in the rescue of a Jewish German philosopher targeted by Nazis.
The speaker's position rapidly became untenable after it emerged that Hunka, who received standing ovations, had served in one of Hitler's SS units during World War II.
The speaker, Anthony Rota, apologized in the House but has resisted growing calls to quit.
Speaker of the House of Commons says he did not know that 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka had volunteered with Nazi army in World War II * PM Justin Trudeau calls the incident "extremely upsetting"
Yaroslav Hunka, 98, received two standing ovations from Canadian lawmakers. Hunka served in World War Two as a member of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS.
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