El Salvador seeks recognition
for little-known Nazi-era rescue
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| Larry Luxner |
| Holocaust survivor Enrico Mandel-Mantello speaks at the Salvadoran Embassy in Washington on June 11, 2008 about his father, George Mandel-Mantello. In the background is a photo of Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos, who with the late diplomat saved thousands of European Jews during World War II. |
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By Larry Luxner
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Published: 06/12/2008
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El Salvador is trying to win global recognition for an obscure diplomat whose actions during World War II helped rescue at least 25,000 European Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps.
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