BERLIN (JTA) -- Officials planning a national Holocaust memorial in Berlin are using a controversial ad campaign in an effort to raise funds.
"The Holocaust Never Happened" is the slogan that will be plastered on billboards across Germany this week. The slogan is intended to "shake up the indifferent and motivate the hesitant," the foundation organizing the fund-raising campaign said Tuesday.
Smaller text underneath the headline reads: "There are still many people who make this claim. In 20 years there could be even more. Make a donation to the memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe."
Taiwan yanks Hitler footage from television commercial
NEW YORK (JTA) -- Taiwan's ruling party said it will halt television ads that include footage of Hitler.
Following criticism from Jewish groups, the Democratic Progressive Party said in a statement Tuesday it will stop airing the ads today "out of respect for the Holocaust victims" and "to avoid further misinterpretations."
Party officials had previously defended the ad, saying it sought to encourage young Taiwanese to participate in politics and speak their minds.
'Damn kike' leaflet circulates, spurs human rights' group
MOSCOW (JTA) -- A group that monitors human rights in the former Soviet Union is stepping up its efforts.
The Union of Councils for Jews in the FSU, formerly known as the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, is increasing the number of bureaus in Russia alone to more than 40.
The group also held a two-day seminar in Moscow last week to train 50 human rights activists from across Russia in monitoring anti-Semitism and human rights advocacy.
According to the group, an anti-Semitic leaflet is circulating in many Russian Orthodox churches.
The leaflet refers to Jews as "damn kikes" and "servants of Satan," and blames Jews for Russia's current financial and social woes.
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