A Jewish congressman will lead a congressional delegation to Auschwitz for the 60th anniversary of the camp’s liberation. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) will lead the delegation to the Jan. 27 commemoration. Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) and Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) will join him.
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