An editorial in the Washington Post today praised Germany for recognizing its obligations to Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime and said that while the agreement signed at Luxemberg “cannot mean the end of bitter Jewish memories,” it should, at least, symbolize a willingness on both sides to make a new step. The paper added that “the Germans have now made a gesture that should raise them in the estimation of Jews and Christians alike” and the agreement “should help to persuade the Jewish people all over the world that there is, indeed, a new spirit in Germany.”
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