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Marie Sophie Hingst, German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors

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Marie Sophie Hingst

German historian, blogger and fraudster (1987–2019)

Marie Sophie Hingst was a German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors. Born in Wittenberg to a Protestant family, she fabricated a Jewish background and sent documentation for 22 misrepresented or non-existent relatives, who she…
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Holocaust survivors

People who survived the Holocaust

Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accepted definition of the term,…
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July 17

Day of the year

July 17 is the 198th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 167 days remain until the end of the year.
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