Category: Current Topics & Controversies
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Politically Biased Reviews Scuttle Nomination of “Dara of Jasenovac” for an Academy Award
Critics published outrageous criticisms of the film, Dara of Jasenovac, directed by Predrag ‘Gaga’ Antonijević, which portrays the experience of Serb, Jewish, Roma prisoners in the Jasenovac concentration camp complex during World War II.. Several characterized the motivation behind the making of the film as simply Serbian “nationalistic propaganda” and chiding Serbs for claiming victimhood…
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Pope Pius XII, Accused of Silence During the Holocaust, Knew Jews Were Being Killed, Researcher Says
(Religion News Service) —The long-awaited opening of Pope Pius XII’s wartime records lasted only a week before the Coronova virus outbreak shut down the Vatican archives. But that was long enough for documents to emerge that reflect badly on the pontiff accused of silence during the Holocaust, according to published reports. In that week alone,…
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Jacob Sedlar’s New Movie ‘Embrace Destiny’ shown in New York Sparking Controversy from World Jewish Congress
Once again, Croats and Albanians are going way ahead of Serbs in public relations. The movie by Croats director Jakov Sedlar called “The hug of destiny” is a new provocation. This film was included in the “New York Sephardic Festivalini NYC’ that was held from 2/23/-3/2/2020 in New York City.
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1999 CNN Report “No Harm Done?” on the Trial of Jasenovac Death Camp Commander Dinko Sakić
Despite the fact that the trial of Dinko Sakic took place 20 years ago, and the man was found guilty, subsequent Croatian governments have continued to deny and distort the history of WWII and to pursue policies (like Tudjman) that seek to normalize the fascist Ustaše and their policies – policies that resulted in crimes…
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THE AFFAIR OF THE SECRET TRANSFER OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE JASENOVAC MEMORIAL AREA FROM BANJA LUKE TO WASHINGTON
Machine translation, 11-8-22Original Serbian When, in September 1991, Croatian paramilitary formations attacked the Jasenovac Ustasha Genocide Camp Memorial Center, the archival and museum materials were transferred for rescue to Kozarska Dubica, to the custody of curator Sime Brdar. Given the significance of this material, the Museum of Genocide Victims advocated for the preservation of material-evidence…
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JRI STATEMENT ON SAKIC – SHOULD HE ALREADY BE IN ZAGREB
8 May 1998 In the eyes of the whole world the rash and thoughtless transfer of World War II war criminal Dinko Sakic to Zagreb can only be seen as an outrageous miscarriage of justice. The search for justice for some of the worst crimes of genocide ever committed is not well served by hastily…