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Holocaust survivors celebrate senior prom in Toronto

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:36:03 GMT

About 400 Holocaust survivors celebrated with dinner and dancing in Toronto Tuesday night at a soiree organized exclusively for victims who lived through the Nazi occupation.

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Michelle Obama, daughters visit Holocaust Memorial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:02:58 GMT

US First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, on Wednesday visited Berlin's Holocaust Memorial as part of a tour of key sites of Germany's troubled Nazi and Cold War history.

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How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:19 GMT

The Holocaust carries a special importance for Israel. Can it ensure that the next generation knows what happened, and does not forget?

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Greens invited Holocaust denier Frederick Tobin to fundraiser 'by accident'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:25:24 GMT

The Greens say they accidentally invited a notorious Holocaust denier to a function in aid of Palestinians last month.

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Calypso beat fills the air at Holocaust Museum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:00 GMT

A busy summer at holocaust education center

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Holocaust artifacts bear witness

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:42:20 GMT

Suzy Snyder: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has been on the road collecting artifacts, because when survivors are gone, these objects, photos and documents will tell their stories.

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'Lost music' of Holocaust comes alive once again

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nicholas Biniaz-Harris is a young American classical pianist who is more at home performing Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff than the obscure works of Nazi concentration camp inmates.

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Michelle Obama, Sasha and Malia Visit Berlin Wall, Holocaust Memorial—We've Got the Pic

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:23:09 GMT

The first family is getting a sober lesson in German history. Accompanying President Barack Obama to Berlin on Tuesday where he's due to give a speech today, first lady Michelle...

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Breaking taboos with a little laughter: Dallas Holocaust Museum to host first play tonight

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:37:15 GMT

Photo courtesy of the Dallas Holocaust Museum - "The Timekeepers" opens at the Dallas Holocaust Museum tonight at 7:30 p.m.. The award-winning play is a Holocaust drama set at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in World War II Germany, and tells the story of two prisoners who learn to overcome their vast differences for the sake of survival.

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Holocaust survivor and restaurateur dies

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:51:31 GMT

Avram Zeleznikow, a Holocaust survivor and founder of Melbourne's famous Scheherazade restaurant, has died aged 89.

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