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Friday January 29, 1999

Germany solemnizes Holocaust

FRANKFURT (JTA) -- Four years after its introduction, Germany's national day to commemorate the Holocaust is sparking debates ab
Wednesday's commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day, which coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Sovi

The day came as the country is embroiled in ongoing public debates about confronting Holocaust memory and the necessity for a central Holocaust monument in Germany. President Roman Herzog, who initiated the day of commemoration in 1996, spoke to the Bundestag on Wednesday and condemned all manifestations of anti-Semitism.

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