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hakenkreuz

[hah-kuhn-kroits] / ˈhɑ kənˌkrɔɪts /
NOUN
swastika
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Jeff Kelman, a New Hampshire-based Holocaust historian, believes the hakenkreuz and swastika were distinct.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2022

In his 2018 book titled “The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler’s Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate,” Nakagaki posits that Hitler referred to it as the hakenkreuz.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2022

They supported a new California law that criminalizes the public display of the hakenkreuz — making an exception for the sacred swastika.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2022

Like Nakagaki, Jeff Kelman, a New Hampshire-based Holocaust historian, believes the hakenkreuz and swastika were distinct.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2022

But the hakenkreuz remains a highly charged symbol.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2014




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