The fourth most wanted Nazi criminal was arrested in Germany yesterday. Hans Lipschis, 93, was taken into custody for allegedly aiding in the deaths of 1.5 million prisoners at Auschwitz. "[The suspect] appeared before a judge and was taken into custody,” said the prosecutor's office in Stuttgart. "The indictment against him is currently being prepared." Lipschis was deported from the US in 1983 for covering up his Nazi past, though he has long maintained he worked only as a cook at Auschwitz from 1941 …More

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has released its annual report on the state of global Nazi prosecution, with the US receiving top marks and Australia falling far behind. The report pores over cases of still-living Nazi criminals and the actions their nations or nations-of-residence have taken to bring them to justice. The US was the only country of the 36 under observation to receive an A rating—the best there is. Australia, meanwhile, scored an F, relating to incidents like its refusal last year to extradite …More

A Nazi crimes agency in Germany will launch an investigation of 50 alleged former Auschwitz guards living in the country. Following a precedent set by the successful 2011 case against John Demjanjuk, the Central Office for Clarification of Nazi Crimes will begin reviewing cases in the coming weeks, according to reports from the German WAZ media group. The aim is to prosecute the individuals on charges of accessory to murder. The alleged guards, all around 90 years old, live throughout the country, the reports …More

A Mohammed Morsi aide has claimed the Holocaust was a hoax invented by the US, Fox News is reporting. “The myth of the Holocaust is an industry that America invented,” said Fathi Shihab-Eddim. “US intelligence agencies in cooperation with their counterparts in allied nations during World War II created [the Holocaust] to destroy the image of their opponents in Germany, and to justify war and massive destruction against military and civilian facilities of the Axis powers, and especially to hit …More

The visage of Adolf Hitler can be seen near the Warsaw Ghetto, thanks to an Italian sculptor receiving heat for what some say is a “tasteless misuse of art.” Maurizio Cattelan created the statue of the notorious dictator in 2001. Titled “Him,” it is now on display in a gated square outside what used to be the most infamous Nazi ghetto. In the piece, Hitler is placed on his knees as if in thoughtful prayer. The statue is part of an exhibit called “Amen,” which includes several …More

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Budapest yesterday, as part of an anti-Nazi rally spurred by a politician’s call to screen the nation’s Jews. Jobbik member Marton Gyongyosi said last week that Hungary should “assess… how many people of Jewish origin there are here, and especially in the Hungarian parliament and the Hungarian government, who represent a certain national security risk.” Gyongyosi apologized later to “our Jewish compatriots,” but said Hungary should …More

A Lithuanian literature professor—who is also a Holocaust survivor—is a recipient of this year’s Goethe Medal. Irena Veisaite, 84, has spent her time since the end of World War II working to benefit the community at large, through societies she founded like the Lithuanian Soros Foundation, as well as her literary work. The Goethe Medal is a German honor designating “outstanding service” from foreigners in the area of German language and international cultural relations. Veisaite …More

An 87-year-old Nazi suspect could be brought to trial in Germany. A German prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday it had recommended charges be brought against the suspect, under suspicion that he served as a concentration camp guard in Poland. The unnamed man currently lives outside Germany, and a trial would require his extradition. The individual in question is accused of involvement in 344,000 deaths at Auschwitz. Few other details were given, but prosecutor Kurt Schrimm told the AP there is …More

Australia will not hand over its last known Holocaust-era war crimes suspect, declared a federal court Wednesday. Australian officials decided not to extradite Charles Zentai to Hungary, the nation of his birth, over alleged war crimes. He is accused of killing a young Jewish man in 1944 for not wearing the infamous yellow star over his right breast. Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, called the decision “a permanent stain on Australia’s record.” Hungary first asked for the …More

A Hungarian lawyer is calling for charges to be brought against Efraim Zuroff, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s top Nazi hunter. Solicitor Futo Barnabas claims Zuroff has made false allegations against Laszlo Csatary, according to a news report by conservative Hungarian publication Magyar Nemzet. Csatary is currently under investigation by Hungarian authorities for Nazi war crimes. He is also the SWC’s number one most wanted Nazi criminal. His whereabouts were recently uncovered thanks to efforts by a …More

The world’s most wanted Nazi criminal—allegedly involved in the death of 15,700 Jews—might soon be facing prison. Authorities in Slovakia want Laszlo Csatary, 97, extradited from Hungary, where he currently lives. The ex-Nazi official was discovered last month in Budapest after efforts by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and England’s Sun newspaper. At that time, Hungary said it had no intention of dragging up old charges, releasing a statement that said the crimes “took place 68 years …More

A fugitive suspected Nazi war criminal who helped send 15,700 Jews to their deaths was taken into custody by Hungarian police days after being tracked down in Budapest by a British tabloid newspaper. The Sun newspaper on Sunday reported that it had found Ladislaus Csizsik-Csatary, 97, with the help of information supplied by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel. Csizsik-Csatary is No. 1 on the center’s Most Wanted list of Nazi criminals. Csizsik-Csatary was put under house arrest on Wednesday, after being …More