French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced plans to organize an international conference on the Holocaust. In a speech to French Jewish leaders Saturday, Jospin also stated that he will use the occasion of the conference, scheduled for October 2002, to inaugurate a program for dedicating one day in each school year to the memory of the Holocaust and to the prevention of crimes against humanity.
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