Don Snyder
By Don Snyder
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News Anti-Semitism Still High in Germany
Germany is still haunted by its Nazi past. Some 20% of residents in the country that gave rise to the Holocaust still harbor anti-Semitic attitudes, according to a recent study sponsored by Germany’s own government. The study, “Anti-Semitism in Germany,” which consolidates available information from previous surveys, was authored by a commission of nine academics…
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News Polish Priest Ousted at Jewish College
The abrupt dismissal of a Catholic monk from the college of Jewish studies he founded in the northern Polish town of Torun has shattered his dream and brought turmoil to his parish. Two days before Christmas, the Franciscan Order dismissed Father Maksymin Tandek from his position as director of the Higher School of Hebrew Philology,…
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News Every Polish Town Had Own Holocaust
Every Polish town and village had its own Holocaust. That’s what Zuzanna Radzik wants Polish children to learn. Her task is not easy. Although Polish children are taught about the Holocaust, they don’t learn what happened in their own towns. The killing did not just happen in the death camps that they are taught about,…
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