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Investigation: Some 1,500 statues and streets honor Nazis around the world — including in Germany and the U.S.

JL;DR SUMMARY Lev Golinkin's investigation reveals that approximately 1,500 monuments and street names around the world are dedicated to Nazis and their collaborators, with significant numbers found even in countries like Germany and the United States. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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United StatesHolocaustGermanyHolocaust DistortionNazi MonumentsLev GolinkinHistorical MemoryPublic MonumentsOperation Paperclip

Places mentioned

Germany
"Germany, long seen as an international model for appropriately reckoning with its Holocaust history, nonetheless currently has at least 162 streets and schools named for Nazis and their collaborators, a Forward investigation has found."
Zedelgem, West Flanders, Belgium
"The local government in Zedelgem, Belgium, decided to remove from its town square a 2018 sculpture honoring Latvian collaborators with the Nazis, despite vociferous defense of the monument from Latvias foreign minister and undersecretary of state."
Austria
"Holocaust revisionism often accompanied by neo-Nazi rallies is the most blatant. But reporting over the last year reveals that even in Germany and Austria, countries generally respected for their postwar acknowledgement of and education around Nazi atrocities, Holocaust distortion is rife."
Alabama, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
Florida, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
New Jersey, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
New York, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
Pennsylvania, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
Virginia, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
Wisconsin, United States
"The updated list includes 11 more Nazi monuments in seven U.S. states - Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin bringing the total in our own country to 26."
Merritt Island, Florida, United States
"NASAs Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, for example, has a conference facility named for Dr. Kurt H. Debus, a Nazi scientist who was brought to the United States after World War II."
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
"Von Brauns name still adorns a research hall in the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a public institution, as well as an entertainment complex owned by that city, where he helped develop the Apollo moon program."
Azerbaijan
"Our investigation also prompted discussion of the issue in places as different as Wisconsin and Azerbaijan."
Belgium
"In response to the original article, local officials in one Belgian town voted in December to remove its memorial amid international pressure."
Latvia
"The local government in Zedelgem, Belgium, decided to remove from its town square a 2018 sculpture honoring Latvian collaborators with the Nazis, despite vociferous defense of the monument from Latvias foreign minister and undersecretary of state."

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