Hate Crimes Trial Under Way for German-Canadian Siblings
German-Canadian Alfred Schaefer giving a Nazi salute at a rally in Nuremberg on June 30, 2018 (Photo: ReDoc)
July 4, 2018
By Aidan Fishman
Director of the League for Human Rights
B'nai Brith Canada
The trial of two German-Canadian siblings for inciting hatred against Jews got under way in Munich on Monday, a week after one of the accused gave a Nazi salute during a speech at a public rally.
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