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In your editorial appreciation of the posthumous award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, the extraordinary Polish reporter of Nazi atrocities against Polish Jews (“Jan Karski, A Medal Well-Deserved,” Editorial, June 1), you write: “Perhaps the attention Karski received this week will prompt people to read his works and reflect on how […]

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Chana Mlotek admits that at 90 she’s a little less productive than she used to be. “My legs don’t go as fast as they did,” she says, her eyes twinkling. “But I can still work three times a week at YIVO, I still write a column for the Forverts, and the work is always interesting.” […]

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I would like to express my objections to suggestions that all allegations of sexual abuse be reported to the district attorney’s office (“Questions Surface On Hynes Task Force,” May 25). The problem is that there is a possibility that the accused may be innocent. A public report to the district attorney would unfairly brand the […]

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