Jan. 27 could become a national day of Holocaust remembrance in the Czech Republic next year. Speaking at a ceremony for Holocaust victims held Monday in the Czech Senate, Education Minister Petra Buzkova told guests that a bill may be put before Parliament this year to make the date a state holiday.
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