Orac has been reporting on the arson at the Holocaust History Project. He's asking as many people as possible to spread the news and draw attention to the Holocaust History Project as a way of getting back at the people who were trying to silence the Holocaust History Project.
On a more personal note, my grandparents were nearly Holocaust survivors (or victims). They lived in Poland, and had the 'good fortune' to be sent to a Soviet prison in Siberia rather than a Nazi concentration camp. Had events been slightly different, I may not be here.
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