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‘Nazi Grandma’ Sentenced to a Year in Jail
Germany’s infamous “Nazi Grandma,” 93-year-old German Holocaust denier
Ursula Haverbeck, was sentenced to a year in jail, after her appeal to overturn
guilty verdicts in two separate cases failed, JTA reported.

The Berlin district court upheld verdicts against Haverbeck – who was given
her nickname by some German media outlets — on April 1 and sentenced her to
a year in prison for incitement to hate.

At issue were her statements denying the Holocaust at a public event in Berlin
in 2017, as well as her related comments in an interview in 2020 disseminated
online. It is illegal in Germany to deny or trivialize the Holocaust or to glorify
Nazi propaganda and philosophy.

Presiding judge Lisa Jani rejected Haverbeck’s appeal, noting that Haverbeck
showed no remorse or reconsideration of her views. Her age was irrelevant, Jani added.

According to Deutsche Welle, Jani told Haverbeck that she was “not a Holocaust
researcher [but] a Holocaust denier” who was “spreading poison, not knowledge.”
Haverbeck remains a free woman for now: She can appeal again, which would
send the case to the Berlin Superior Court.

Haverbeck’s late husband Werner Georg Haverbeck held high positions in the
early years of the Hitler regime.

Domestic Violence Shooting at Florida JCC Leaves One Dead
A woman was killed at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in
Florida’s Miami-Dade County on April 3 in what police are calling an act of
domestic violence, JTA reported.

Police said the woman was killed by her husband while she attended her daugh-
ter’s swimming lesson. In a statement, the community center said police believed
there to be “no known threat to the Jewish community.”
Across the country, Jewish community centers are widely used by Jews and
non-Jews alike. A different shooting at an Indianapolis JCC in February stemmed
from a dispute during a basketball game and did not involve Jews or represent a
threat to the Jewish community, authorities there said.

European Jewish Congress Head Moshe Kantor Resigns Following
UK Sanctions
Moshe Kantor, the Russia-born president of the European Jewish Congress, resigned
after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on him because of his alleged involve-
ment with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, JTA reported.

Kantor, a dual citizen of Russia and Britain, resigned on April 8 after being
included on a list of eight people that the British government decided to punish
in connection with Russia’s war on Ukraine.

He is among eight “oligarchs” active in industries “which Putin uses to prop up
his war economy,” the British government announced. The sanctions include the
freezing of their assets in the United Kingdom.

Kantor is a large shareholder of the publicly traded firm Acron, one of Russia’s
largest fertilizer producers.

The European Jewish Congress said it was shocked by the sanctions.

“He is a long-standing and respected Jewish leader, who has dedicated his life to
the security and well-being of Europe’s Jewish communities and the fight against
antisemitism, racism and xenophobia,” the statement read.

Forbes 2022 Billionaires List Includes 30 Israelis
There are 30 Israeli billionaires on Forbes’ 2022 list, led by Eyal Ofer, chairman
of Ofer Global Holdings, Globes reported.

Ofer is ranked 117th with $15.4 billion, while his brother Idan, the controlling
shareholder in Israel Corp. and Kenon Holdings placed 118th with $10.5 billion.

They were followed by Dimitry and Igor Bukhman, who own the online gam-
ing company Playrix at 275th with $8.5 billion and tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner
at 324th with $7.3 billion.

Miriam Adelson, the Israeli-born widow of Sheldon Adelson, ranked 50th with
$27.5 billion, but Forbes counted her as based in the United States because she
inherited his casino empire. JE
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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