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Last update - 18:38 29/01/2008 Austria investigates woman, 85, in concentration camp murders By Reuters Tags: Austria, Nazi  Austrian authorities are investigating an 85-year-old woman suspected of murder in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two. New evidence from Poland suggested the woman may have committed murder in the Majdanek camp near the Polish city of Lublin, state prosecutors in Vienna said on Tuesday. "We're trying to establish whether the witness statements(from Poland) are sufficient to identify this woman," said Gerhard Jarosch, a spokesman for state prosecutors in Vienna. "It's obviously difficult more than 60 years later." Advertisement According to media reports, the woman, whom Austrian papers identified as Erna Wallisch, was a camp warden in Ravensbrueck concentration camp, north of Berlin, and Majdanek in 1942-1944. Jarosch said a previous investigation of the woman in 1973 was dropped due to a lack of evidence linking her directly to Nazi genocide. Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem, said he had discovered that a camp warden was still alive in Austria and contacted the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), which investigates Nazi crimes in Poland. The institute tracked down five female witnesses who said Wallisch had abused inmates in Majdanek, he said. "I am very happy and very pleased that this is being re-investigated," Zuroff said. "This is a test for Austria; this is the last chance for Austria to do the right thing. This would be correcting an historic injustice." "Every effort has to be made that she does not elude justice for whatever reasons, whether it is health or age." Related articles: Serbian hotel defends concept of its popular Adolf Hitler suite Germany assesses how Nazi past influences police force Austria investigating video of soldiers giving Nazi salute More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Pride of Shas Shas MK: Gays are causing Israeli society to self-destruct. In bad taste Local Jewish group protests 'Holocaust float' at Rio Carnival.   1.   Crime and Punishment 17:51  |  Joan Stuchner 29/01/08   2.   Gimmee a fuggin break 18:44  |  Adolph Mohammed Levy 29/01/08   3.   Resoibse ti Nr, Levy No 2 19:21  |  Jackie 29/01/08   4.   Apply the law Equally 21:10  |  Jack Firestone 29/01/08   5.   Firestone, your treads are worn and tire is flat 12:41  |  sptz 30/01/08   6.   Firestone, your treads are worn and tire is flat-2 12:42  |  sptz 30/01/08   7.   Jack Firestone 17:17  |  D 30/01/08

Today Online Winograd panel said 'shocked' over IDF wartime performance Responses: 106 Report: Egyptian authorities foil suicide attack against Israel Responses: 30 Amira Hass: Finally, there's a popular uprising in Gaza Responses: 33 UN envoy: Gaza women feel coerced into covering heads Responses: 52 Ahmadinejad tells West: Accept Israel's 'imminent collapse' Responses: 95 High Court okays cutting fuel and power to Gaza Responses: 28 Rosner's Domain The Jewish vote in Florida (What To Read) Lieberman: Why McCain's the man for Israel-lovers New Guest: Diaspora Jews need to be heard on Jerusalem. Two days before the Florida primary, Rudy seeks solace in football McCain using support for Israel to court Jews - and Christians More Headlines 17:14 Winograd panel hands Olmert final report on Second Lebanon War 17:13 High Court okays reducing fuel and power supply to Gaza Strip 15:09 Winograd panel 'shocked' by IDF performance in war 10:40 Report: Egypt thwarts suicide terror attack against Israel 16:57 Democrat John Edwards to say quitting U.S. presidential race 15:32 Schools closed, rescue personnel on alert in snowy Jerusalem 12:41 Ahmadinejad tells West: Accept Israel's 'imminent collapse' 22:54 European Jewish leader: World Jews should have say in Israeli politics 16:00 Abbas rejects talks with Hamas on control over Gaza-Egypt border 10:34 Fallen soldier's father blames himself for son's death in Lebanon war 08:46 PM's camp pressures Labor to stay in coalition post-Winograd 08:59 Libya rescinds bid for UN condemnation of Israeli blockade on Gaza 10:33 UN envoy: Women in Gaza feel coerced into covering their heads Previous Editions Select Day 29 jan 28 jan 27 jan 25 jan 24 jan 23 jan 22 jan 21 jan 20 jan 18 jan 17 jan 16 jan

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