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Jewish artists and filmmakers express support for Jonathan Glazer

The British filmmaker, who won the Best International Feature Oscar for his superb film 'The Zone of Interest', has been at the centre of an ongoing debate in Hollywood. His remarks about Israel have now received support, after facing a tirade of criticism since the Academy Awards last month.

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Steven Spielberg denounces growing antisemitism in stirring speech

The three-time Academy award winner and ‘Schindler’s List’ director has made his first comments on Gaza and denounces growing antisemitism.

Netherlands

Palestinian protesters gather as Amsterdam opens Holocaust museum

The protest leaders emphasized they were against the Israeli president's presence, not the museum.

Germany

Increase in antisemitic vandalism at Holocaust sites in Germany

Anti-Nazi campaigners in Germany are monitoring rising antisemitic activity at Holocaust memorials.

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New Dutch museum chronicles the horrors of the Holocaust

A new Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam aims to tell the full story of the persecution of Dutch Jews during World War II.

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Berlinale 2024 review: 'Treasure'

How could such promising material go so wrong?

Art

Madrid exhibition explores Chagall's journey through war and exile

Through more than 160 paintings, letters, and documents, a new exhibition at the Mapfre Foundation in Madrid explores the life and legacy of Belarusian and French artist Marc Chagall.

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Nazism seen from the inside by Jonathan Glazer

Auschwitz, 1944. In "The Zone of Interest", Jonathan Glazer takes us into the heart of the family life of the camp commandant at Auschwitz. A chilling, contemporary look at the banality of horror. The film is out now. A shock. Review and interview with director Jonathan Glazer.

World News

The week in pictures: Holocaust Memorial Day, heatwave hits Spain

The best photos from across Europe this week.

Poland

Survivors remember the victims of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit candles at the Death Wall in Auschwitz.

Europe News

Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar calls for 'united Middle East'

Holocaust survivor and author Irene Shashar told Euronews during a visit to Brussels to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day that she "dreams of a peaceful Middle East" modelled on the European Union.

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Film of the Week: 'The Zone of Interest'

Jonathan Glazer's adaptation of Martin Amis’ novel 'The Zone of Interest' is a profoundly disquieting and audacious film that will leave you rattled.

Netherlands

Netherlands accused of spying on Jews after World War II

The secret services reportedly monitored members of the Netherlands Auschwitz Committee and infiltrated its meetings.

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'Love always wins': Arnold Schwarzenegger honoured by Holocaust Museum

The Holocaust Museum LA presented actor, professional bodybuilder and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with the Award of Courage on Monday night for his work as a "longtime advocate against antisemitism and bigotry."

Germany

Berlin remembers victims of the Holocaust

Berlin remembers the victims of the Holocaust some 82 years after its first deportations devastated its Jewish community.

Germany

German far-right extremism on the rise as Holocaust sites defaced

Surveys show that hardcore political beliefs are spreading beyond traditionally right-wing demographic groups.

Switzerland

Christie's cancels sale of Nazi heiress' jewels

The enormous collection of jewellery belonged to Heidi Horten, the wife of a Nazi who made his fortune after buying Jewish businesses under duress in the Second World War.

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Anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic vandals target Berlin Holocaust memorials

Two memorials to victims of the Holocaust were targeted by unidentified arsonists in Germany's capital on the weekend.

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Remembering Pierre Seel, gay Holocaust survivor and LGBTQ pioneer

On what would have been Pierre Seel's 100th birthday, Euronews Culture commemorates the incredible life of the French Holocaust survivor who defied social conventions to reveal an uncomfortable truth: the experience of Nazi Germany's gay victims.

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'Platform 17': Arson attack on memorial to deported Jews in Berlin

The monument, a "reminder of the systematic violence against Jewish people," has been attacked, as part of a rise in antisemitism across Germany.