Nazism
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Promoting Nazi symbols is a criminal offence in Poland and anyone found guilty of publicly promoting Nazism can be imprisoned for up to three years.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The Ukrainian section is being added to the existing permanent exhibitions focusing on Nazism and Germany from 1945 to the present day.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Ideologies also flourished, including socialism, communism, Zionism and, among a growing number of non-Jewish townspeople, Nazism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The red, white and blue banner graced courthouses where Jewish intellectuals who fled Nazism swore allegiance to the United States.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
But the ascent of Nazism sent an immediate chill through the German scientific establishment.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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