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Former Speaker of the Israeli Parliament and former Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization. His new book is The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from its Ashes.
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Former Speaker of the Israeli Parliament Avraham Burg: "The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from its Ashes"
As Israeli leaders continue talks on assembling a coalition, we’re joined now by a former Israeli politician who’s emerged as one of his government’s biggest critics. Avraham Burg is a former Speaker of the Israeli Parliament and former Chairman of the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization. His new book is called The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from its Ashes. [includes...February 12, 2009 | Story
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