Wiesenthalers lean on US State Department to obey political correctness rules

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August 10, 2007                 

WIESENTHAL CENTER WELCOMES CRUCIAL HISTORICAL CHANGES TO STATE 
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE 

Center says, “In a world where terrorists and Holocaust deniers even 
lead nations, Hitler's’ "Final Solution’ must never be underplayed or 
forgotten."

The Simon Wiesenthal Center praised the U.S. State Department for 
immediately acting to make changes to its "Background Note" on 
Germany to clearly stress the implementation of the Holocaust. The 
previous entry - a key component of the [US] State Department's 
website - contained only a general reference to the crime of genocide 
and the establishment of concentration camps, but omitted the mention 
of the principal victims of the Holocaust and that the real purpose 
of the camps was to eliminate Europe's Jews.
        
         "I am pleased that the State Department recognized the 
deficiencies of its previous background note on Germany and consulted 
with us to post a new note that accurately reflects the enormity of 
the crimes committed against the Jewish people during the Holocaust," 
said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Wiesenthal Center. 
"In a world where terrorists and Holocaust deniers even lead nations, 
Hitler's 'Final Solution' must never be underplayed or forgotten," he 
added.
         
         Shortly after the Wiesenthal Center's protest, the State 
Department consulted with Center officials to clarify the Background 
Note and was then loaded to its website. The revised note can be seen 
at:

www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international 
Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families 
in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies 
including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, and the Council of 
Europe.


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Department, 310-553-9036.