An Italian judge ruled that a convicted SS officer can stay in a Rome apartment while he serves the remaining three months of his sentence. Residents of the apartment building have greeted Erich Priebke, who has three months left to serve for his role in a 1944 massacre in which 335 people were killed, with protests and angry banners.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.