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Commemoration of the Holocaust is not confined to Israel and the United States. In 1998 the Vatican issued We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah, a document that spoke of Roman Catholics’ obligation for remembrance. Many countries, especially in Europe, commemorate the Holocaust on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi death camp, by the...
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