AROUND THE JEWISH WORLD
On anniversary of murder, museum for Trotsky proves to be tourist draw
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| Larry Luxner |
| Leon Trotsky's tombstone, engraved with communist symbols, in Mexico City. |
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By Larry Luxner
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It has been 65 years since the murder of Leon Trotsky, arguably the most famous Jew ever to live in Mexico, but the anniversary is overshadowed by controversy over the bloodstained icepick used to kill the Communist revolutionary.
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