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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Muslim dignitaries pay their respects at Auschwitz
(AP) - 2-1-2011

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) -- In a bid to fight anti-Semitism and bridge cultural rifts, a large delegation of Muslim dignitaries visited Auschwitz on Tuesday to pay tribute to the millions of Jews and others who were systematically killed in the Holocaust.

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Austrian Jews press charges over 'anti-Semitic' Turkish film on Gaza flotilla
Haaretz,com
2-1-2011
By DPA


Politicians and Jewish groups in Austria and Germany criticized action film 'Valley of the Wolves - Palestine' ahead of its release on Holocaust Memorial Day.

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Khmer Rouge suspects seek release ahead of trial
By Suy Se (AFP) - 1-31-2011

PHNOM PENH -- Three top Khmer Rouge leaders made a rare joint appearance before Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday to seek release from custody while they await trial for genocide.

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Holocaust survivor shared message of tolerance with thousands:Minneapolis Star Tribune 1-30-2011
Ella Weiss, 'strong-willed' Auschwitz survivor: Minneapolis Star Tribune 1-30-2011
Preserving a symbol of evil: Boston Globe 1-30-2011
A Vanished World: Panorama by H.G. Adler: New York Times Review of Books 1-28-2011