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90-year-old Holocaust survivor who was arrested Monday at a protest outside Gov. Jay Nixon’s office in St. Louis. She is a co-founder of the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee and St. Louis branch of Jewish Voice for Peace.

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Live Update from Jewish Holocaust Survivor on U.S. Ship in Gaza Flotilla

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