Officials from Europe, Israel and Jordan joined American Jews in reopening a synagogue near the site of the Auschwitz death camp. The New York-based Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation spent $12 million to reopen the Lomdei Mishnaot Synagogue and an adjacent cultural center.
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