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Iconic Holocaust survivor and ADL protest Yad Vashem appointment

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Published: 9 November 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Marian Turski warns that former far-right politician Effi Eitam’s appointment would 'greatly undermine Yad Vashem’s authority'; ADL labels choice ‘deeply disturbing’

Revered Polish Jew, Holocaust survivor joins protests over top appointment at Yad Vashem (Haaretz)
In letter to President Rivlin, Marian Turski warned that Effi Eitam’s appointment would 'greatly undermine Yad Vashem’s authority'

In rare move, ADL joins campaign against former far-right politician slated to head Yad Vashem (Haaretz)
The record of Effi Eitam, who has called for Palestinians to be expelled from the West Bank, is 'deeply disturbing for those individuals and organisations dedicating to inculcating the lessons of the Holocaust,' ADL letter says

Photo: Auschwitz Survivor Marian Turski at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 2020 (Wikimedia commons)
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