WJC President Lauder welcomes German efforts to prosecute more former Nazi camp guards

WJC President Lauder welcomes German efforts to prosecute more former Nazi camp guards

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 09 August 2016
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Small blog jens rommel WJC President Lauder welcomes German efforts to prosecute more former Nazi camp guardsInvestigators in Germany completed preliminary investigations into thousands of suspected former Nazi concentration camp guards and are to bring charges against eight people.
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