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Holocaust survivor Werner Reich Oyster Bay Jewish Center speaker
Werner Reich of the American Jewish Committee, Long Island chapter, has a unique message for people — to be a just person and do the right thing.
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Iran publishes cartoon book on Holocaust
In a move to questions the historic dimensions of the Holocaust, Iran has published a cartoon book on the massacre of Jews during World War II, a television channel reported on Friday.
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Baker & McKenzie LLP to Assist Holocaust Survivors in German Ghetto Work Payment Program
Baker & McKenzie LLP has partnered with the United Jewish Appeal (“UJA”) and Jewish Information Services of Toronto (“JIST”) to host a free clinic to assist Holocaust survivors in filing claims under the German Ghetto Work Payment Program (“GWPP”) on September 21 at the Lipa Green Community Centre, by appointment only, from 10:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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52,000 Holocaust survivor testimonies shifted to Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Sep 26 (DPA) A full copy of nearly 52,000 testimonies of Holocaust survivors has been transferred to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Centre in Jerusalem, making it the world’s largest repository of survivor evidence of the Nazi genocide of the Jews.
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Rivers compares AOL to Holocaust deniers
Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa, were due to critique Emmy fashions on AOL.com’s fashion site, StyleList, immediately following the Sept. 21 awards show. But the mother-daughter team’s comments never saw the light of day.
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Word of the Day
Thursday, September 25, 2008
invidious (in-vid’-ee-us):
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French writer breaks down at Rwanda genocide trial
PARIS (AFP) — French journalist Pierre Pean broke down in tears Wednesday on the second day of his trial for inciting hatred in a book on the Rwandan genocide after he was compared to a famous Holocaust denier.
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Bridgeport law firm comes to the aid of Holocaust survivors
BRIDGEPORT — Hungarian-born Sari Baron lives in Bridgeport. But she spent much of her teen years at Auschwitz, where she was forced to make bombs. Unable to walk after a bomb fell on her foot, she was left behind during the liberation.
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Hate speech law creates ‘political elite’: lawyer
OAKVILLE — Canada’s human rights hate speech laws can, and eventually will, prohibit discussion of any historical conflict in which religion or race played a role, according to a leading defender of Canada’s most notorious far-right figures.
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