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Nazi collaborator monuments around the world

JL;DR SUMMARY This investigative effort by Lev Golinkin explores the presence of monuments dedicated to Nazi collaborators and Holocaust perpetrators around the world, highlighting a troubling issue of historical memory and narrative. 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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HolocaustMonumentsNazi CollaboratorsVichy RegimeHistorical MemoryPhilippe PétainWernher Von BraunOperation PaperclipBelarusian Collaborators

Places mentioned

Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, France
"Left: Philippe Ptain, left, with Hitler, Montoire-sur-le-Loir, France, October 24, 1940 (Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H25217 via Wikimedia Commons)."
Broadway, New York, New York, United States
"Right: Ptain plaque, Broadway, New York (Catherine Triomphe/AFP via Getty Images)."
South River, New Jersey, United States
"South River, N.J. On a hill behind Saint Euphrosynia Belarusian Orthodox Church stands a monument dedicated to those who fought for freedom and independence of Byelorussia, per the inscription."
Milltown, New Jersey, United States
"The U.S. also has 11 streets named after Ptain in: Hartselle, Alabama; Prichard, Alabama; Yuma, Colorado; Abbeville, Louisiana; Monroe, Louisiana; Goffstown, New Hampshire; Milltown, New Jersey; Defiance, Ohio; Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; Nemacolin, Pennsylvania; and Dallas, Texas."
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
"Huntsville, Alabama, and the Redstone Arsenal U.S. Army post, Alabama."
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
"Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama On the state and local levels, the city of Huntsville owns the Von Braun Center, a sprawling entertainment venue with a hockey arena and concert hall; a historical marker with a plaque to von Braun stands outside."
Merritt Island, Florida, United States
"Merritt Island, Florida The Dr. Kurt H. Debus Conference Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center celebrates Kurt Debus (19081983), the centers first director and another Nazi scientist deeply involved in concentration camp labor."
Herndon, Virginia, United States
"Herndon, Virginia Update (October 2022): the street has been renamed to Woodland Pointe Avenue."
Lemont, Illinois, United States
"Lemont, Illinois Adolfas Ramanauskas (19181957) commanded one of the many self-defense groups in the antisemitic Latvian Activist Front."
Nanuet, New York, United States
"Nanuet, N.Y. A monument to Andrey Vlasov (19011946) and the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), above right, at the Novo-Diveyevo Russian Orthodox convent."
Libertyville, Illinois, United States
"Libertyville, Illinois A monument to Chetnik commander Pavle urii, (19091945), who commanded Chetnik troops operating in Montenegro."
Broadview Heights, Ohio, United States
"Left: Dragoljub Draa Mihailovi, 1942/1943 (Wikimedia Commons). Right: Mihailovi monument, Saint Sava Orthodox Church, Broadview Heights, Ohio (Brian Kelly)."
Ellenville, New York, United States
"Ellenville, N.Y. This elaborate Heroes Monument, described by Moss Robeson in Medium, features busts of Nazi collaborators Stepan Bandera (19091959) and Roman Shukhevych (19071950)."
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States
"Baraboo, Wisconsin A youth summer camp featuring busts of Petliura (see entry above) and Nazi collaborators Bandera and Shukhevych, erected in 20122013."
Hamptonburgh, New York, United States
"Hamptonburgh, N.Y. A monument to the OUN and UPA unveiled in 1989."
Kerhonkson, New York, United States
"Kerhonkson, N.Y. A memorial chapel honoring the Bukovinsky Kuren, a collaborationist military formation composed of Ukrainian nationalists."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Chicago and Kerhonkson, N.Y. A statue of Iosif Slipyi (18921984), Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, outside Chicagos Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church."
Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States
"Lehighton, Pennsylvania A bust of Oleg Olzhych (19071944) at the Ukrainian Homestead cultural center named in his honor."
Scio Township, Michigan, United States
"Scio Township, Michigan in 2022, the Michigan outlet MLive reported on Bandera Drive, a street honoring Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera."
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
"Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and Warren, Michigan (entry added August 2023) Update (March 2024): the Forwards coverage led Philadelphia area Jewish groups to call for the Elkins Park monuments removal."
Warren, Michigan, United States
"Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and Warren, Michigan (entry added August 2023) Update (March 2024): the Forwards coverage led Philadelphia area Jewish groups to call for the Elkins Park monuments removal."

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