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Oldest known Nazi concentration camp survivor dies at 107
The oldest known male survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, Austrian-born Leopold Engleitner, has died at the age of 107, Austrian media reported Thursday. Engleitner passed away on April 21 but his death was only announced now in accordance with his wishes, said the daily Salzburger Nachrichten. A Jehovah’s witness…
Anti-LGBT leader: Schools barring discrimination are like ‘Nazi concentration camps’
The founder of a group that opposes LGBT rights says that educators working to stop discrimination against lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual students in Massachusetts schools are like “Nazi concentration camp guards.” MassResistance President Brian Camenker on Tuesday told VCY America radio host Jim Schneider that new Massachusetts Department of…
Akin rape theory rooted in Nazi death camp experiments
The theory behind Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) assertion earlier this week that women who are victims of “legitimate” rape would not get pregnant appears to be based on 1972 research that cites experiments done in Nazi concentration camps, a Missouri newspaper reported on Monday. During an interview with KTVI over…
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