hakenkreuz
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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
The Coalition of Hindus of North America is among several faith groups leading the effort to differentiate the swastika from the hakenkreuz.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
Nakagaki’s research also shows the symbol was called the hakenkreuz in U.S. newspapers until the early 1930s, when the word swastika replaced it.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
But in the West, this symbol is often equated to Adolf Hitler’s hakenkreuz or the hooked cross – a symbol of hate that evokes the trauma of the Holocaust and the horrors of Nazi Germany.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022
But the hakenkreuz remains a highly charged symbol.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2014
