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Croatian Jews hold own Holocaust commemoration, rebuking government
Jewish Journal
April 18, 2016
Croatian Jews held a Holocaust commemoration a week before the scheduled government event that the community said it would boycott.
Croatian Jews to boycott country’s official Holocaust commemorations
Jewish Journal
April 5, 2016
The Jewish community in Croatia said it will boycott the country’s official Holocaust commemoration events this year to protest alleged government inaction to curb neo-Nazism.
Simon Wiesenthal Center center urges dismissal of Croatia’s culture minister
Jewish Journal
February 5, 2016
The Israel-based Simon Wiesenthal Center urged Croatia\’s government on Friday to dismiss its culture minister, saying he took a disdainful attitude toward Croatian resistance to fascism during World War Two.
‘Schindler’s List’ producer donating Oscar to Yad Vashem
Jewish Journal
July 7, 2015
A Croatian Holocaust survivor who worked as a producer on “Schindler’s List” will give his Academy Award from the movie to Yad Vashem.
From Croatia to Israel to the NBA?
Jewish Journal
February 12, 2015
Dragan Bender, a 17-year-old from Croatia, is heading to New York City for this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game festivities to see the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
Croatia to quit UN Golan force after reports of arms shipments
Jewish Journal
February 28, 2013
Croatia will pull its soldiers out of the U.N. peace force in the Golan Heights as a precautionary step, the government said on Thursday, after media reports that Croatian arms were being sent to Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Croatia expected to take up restitution law amendment
Jewish Journal
June 15, 2011
The Croatian Parliament is expected to discuss a proposed amendment that could change the country\’s restitution law and make it possible for foreigners, including Holocaust survivors, to file property claims.
Historic Croatian synagogue vandalized
Jewish Journal
June 1, 2011
Police are investigating an attack on the entrance to the historic synagogue in the Croatian city of Split, on the Adriatic coast. Unidentified persons covered the walls, doors and the information plaque around the entrance to the synagogue and Jewish community office with spray painted anti-Semitic and xenophobic graffiti including swastikas and slogans, during the night of May 29-30.
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