Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
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Forwarding the News Pressure from Jewish groups helped stop auction of jewels tied to Nazi fortune
Today: Family of Nazi victims who hid Jews to be beatified, Egyptian synagogue that housed the Cairo Geniza reopens, and a dust-up over Israeli food at an LA wine bar.
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