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Amcha Footprints
July 30, 2003
RABBIS VISIT HOLOCAUST DEATH CAMP,
TEMPORARILY HALT DESECRATIONS
Camp archaeologist admits bones are everywhere
Amcha to Polish Government, AJC:
Stop Desecrating the Remains of Holocaust Victims
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PROMINENT RABB ISUES JEWISH GROUP OVER CONSTRUCTION OF TRENCH AT POLISH DEATH CAMP New York A prominent rabbi filed suit on Friday, July 18th, against the American Jewish Committee (AJC), seeking injunctive relief to stop construction of a trench that it is digging at the Belzec death camp in southeast Poland. This trench will disturb the ashes and bones of Holocaust victims that cover the entire surface of the camp and further disturb the human remains that lie underneath. The suit does not seek to stop any other aspect of the work at Belzec, much of which will have a positive effect on that site. The plaintiff, Amcha National President Rabbi Avi Weiss, lost seven members of his family at Belzec, including two aunts, two uncles and three cousins. Rabbi Weiss isa long-time activist in the preservation of Holocaust memory and, as editor of Haggadah for the Yom Hashoah Seder, a leader in efforts to create rituals to memorialize the Holocaust. Co-plaintiff RosaSacharin ofGlasgow, Scotland, believes her brother was murdered at Belzec. Rabbi Weiss and Ms.Sacharin are represented by Steven Lieberman, located at 1425 K Street NW, Washington, DC20005. In the process of building this trench, some of the worst desecrations of Holocaust victim remains have occurred. These desecrations are continuing today, said Rabbi Weiss. While we wholeheartedly support the effort to builda memorial at Belzec, the trench must be stopped. A Monumental Failure at Belzec Part I By Avi Weiss April, 2003 |
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