Israel’s ambassador to the Czech Republic unveiled a memorial plaque in a newly reconstructed synagogue in the Czech town of Breclav. The plaque dedicated Sept. 28 by Erelly Hadar bears Czech and Hebrew inscriptions reminding visitors that many of the town’s 600 Jews were murdered during World War II.
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