The head of an organization for German refugees quit after expressing doubts about the number of people murdered at Auschwitz. Wednesday’s resignation of Paul Latussek, a leader of the Organization for Refugees, was described as “the best way to secure” the group’s future, a spokesperson for the group said.
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