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In Poland and Slovakia, restoring awareness of a forgotten Jewish past

Projects in Oshpitzin and Bratislava are aiming not just to recall the past but to foster a better understanding of the present.

How the Munich 11 petition went viral

How the campaign for a moment of silence to honor the Munich 11 at the Olympic Games in London went from an idea by volunteers at a suburban New York JCC to an international effort involving world leaders.

IOC head honors slain Israelis in Olympic Village ceremony

International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge held a moment of silence in the Olympic Village to remember the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics.