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Concentration camp survivor speaks at Boonsboro High
janeth@herald-mail.comEmanuel "Manny" Mandel was 7 years old when he and his mother were sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, but he said his memory of it is "crystal clear." While the implications of that train ride were unclear to him at the time, the 75-...Tags: Human Interest, New York, Budapest (Hungary), Civil Unrest, Germany
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Emanuel, Dart toe-to-toe at Excalibur
Clout StPosted by John Chase at 3:16 p.m. Call it the first toe-to-toe between two men expected to run for Chicago mayor: Rahm Emanuel and Tom Dart. And it happened — of all places — at Excalibur. And no, it wasn’t...... -
In Theory: Weighing an Islamic center near Ground Zero
Those for and against a proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero butted heads during a passionate three-hour hearing of New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission last week, CNN reported. At issue is whether a more than century-old building...Tags: Oklahoma City, New York City, Oklahoma, Family, Michael Bloomberg
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Temple volunteer escaped Holocaust
Flory Van Beek, a longtime Newport Beach resident and author who immigrated to the United States after escaping the Holocaust by hiding in Nazi-occupied Holland, has died of cancer. She was 95.
Van Beek, a faithful volunteer at Temple Isaiah in...Tags: Washington, DC, Netherlands, Vehicles, Massacres, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Holocaust survivor to speak at history center
Theme Park Rangers» Orlando Sentinel – Theme Park RangersHolocaust survivor Morris Rosen will be the guest speaker next month at a brown-bag luncheon at the Orange County Regional History Center. In 1939, a young Rosen awoke in his home in Poland to the sounds of German forces flying in. His parents were sent... -
Monster Mash: Seiji Ozawa ill; Holocaust museum shooter dies; new White House history center
Culture Monster-- Leave of absence: Conductor Seiji Ozawa, 74, has canceled appearances over the next six months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. (Reuters) -- White supremacist: The 89-year-old man accused of opening fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial... -
Professor Bolten: Two-Bush veteran
The Swampby Mark Silva Josh Bolten, who served as chief of staff and budget director for former President George W. Bush, is bound for an ivy ivory tower: Bolten, who also happens to be a 1976 graduate of Princeton University, will......Tags: Academic Progress, Budgets and Budgeting, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., National Government, Politics
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At Least Two Shot Inside D.C. Holocaust Museum
Staff reporterAt least two people were shot Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, authorities said. D.C. police spokeswoman Traci Hughes said a person walked into the museum at about 1 p.m. with a rifle and shot a guard. Hughes says the...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Massacres, Teen-agers, Washington (U.S. state)
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Local Jewish Community Stunned by Holocaust Shooting
ReporterPresident Obama is calling the shooting an "outrageous act," that he says, reminds us that we all we need to be vigilant against hate crimes. It's a deadly act that hits so close to home for those in the Jewish community in Seattle. "We all hit the...Tags: Health, Crimes, Death, Massacres, Tour Operations Industry
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Kelley rankled USA Today as early as 1997
Sun StaffMore questions are surfacing about the veracity of articles written by former USA Today star reporter Jack Kelley. Kelley was forced to resign this month after he was found to have deceived editors during a long and ultimately inconclusive inquiry into...Tags: Crimes, Pakistan, Newspapers, The Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Capital somber as Pentagon marks day
In a city that thrives on pageant and ceremony, a place where a sense of self-importance can override a sense of humility, the remembrance of Sept. 11 played out while the nation's capital marched largely in the lock step of a normal day. The notable...Tags: Massacres, Family, Chicago Tribune, Air Transportation Industry, Desmond Tutu
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On tour with a new generation
Tribune staff reporterOur "Eastern Discovery" tour went south in a big hurry. The one-week itinerary -- from New York City to Orlando, with stops in Philadelphia, Annapolis, Md., Washington, Savannah, Ga., and St. Augustine, Fla. -- would take us through 10 states and four...Tags: Adolf Hitler, U.S. Marine Corps, Kennedy Space Center, Anheuser-Busch, New York City
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