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Books Books Briefing: A mysterious postcard illuminates a French family’s Holocaust history
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Culture A visitor to Paris finds a dark layer of Jewish history in the City of Light
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The French high court’s decision to acquit the man who killed Sarah Halimi, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish woman, has triggered a wave of international outcry. Protesters in Los Angeles and New York City stood outside their city’s French Consulates on Thursday demanding justice for Halimi and showing their support for France’s Jewish community. London,…
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