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Berlin rabbi overcomes skepticism, Holocaust memories to lead school

BERLIN, Oct. 12 (JTA) — Rabbi Chaim Rozwaski lives with his wife, Roberta, in a colorful, busy section of eastern Berlin, on the edge of a wave of gentrification. It is a mixed neighborhood, but still it is unusual to see an obviously Jewish-looking person, with full white beard and hat, walking down the street. […]

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Newly discovered document reveals Allies knew about Auschwitz in 1942

LONDON, Oct. 12 (JTA) – A British student has discovered a 20-page document in the Foreign Office archive that proves conclusively that Britain and the United States knew about the gas chambers at Auschwitz as early as December 1942. While it has been known that the Allies knew about the Final Solution – and even […]

AROUND THE JEWISH WORLD Austrian leaders pledge democracy at Jewish school’s opening in Vienna

VIENNA, Oct. 12 (JTA) – Austrian leaders have used the opening of a new Jewish school here to pledge their commitment to democracy in the face of an international furor over far-right gains in last week’s general election. Chancellor Viktor Klima and President Thomas Klestil also urged foreign states and the media not to judge […]

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