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Friday April 16, 1999

World Report Prof. fired for book on Holocaust denial

WARSAW (JTA) -- A scandal has erupted in Poland surrounding a new book whose publication represents what some see as the first s
A popular professor at the University of Opole in southern Poland, Dariusz Ratajczak, was suspended from his teaching post follo

Israel recalls envoy after affair allegations

JOHANNESBURG (JTA) -- The Israeli Foreign Ministry has recalled its ambassador to South Africa for questioning regarding his much-publicized alleged liaison with a member of the South African military.

The recall by the Foreign Ministry, which was a reversal of an earlier decision not to summon Uri Oren home, came after Israeli newspapers reported last month that Oren, who is married, was having an affair with Maj. Elize Lizamore, who works for the South African army's department of communications.

The reports had initially suggested that either Oren or Lizamore was spying on the other's activities.

Menorah erected at Vatican garden

VATICAN CITY (JTA) -- A 4-foot tall, six-branched menorah designed to commemorate the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust was permanently placed Tuesday in a garden that belongs to the Vatican.

A 12-inch miniature of the menorah, designed by Israeli sculptor Aaron Bezalel, was presented to Pope John Paul II at his general audience the following day.

Two bombs damage memorial in Latvia

MOSCOW (JTA) -- Two bombs damaged a Holocaust memorial last week in a suburb of the Latvian capital of Riga.

No one was injured in the April 7 blasts, which were 30 minutes apart and caused only minor damage to the stone monument.

The memorial has been vandalized several times, most recently in 1993.

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