Posted on 05/03/2016 2:02:53 PM PDT by george76
Croatia's Jews will boycott the country's official ceremony honoring the victims of the pro-Nazi regime of World War II, accusing the current government of doing little against what they say is a resurgence of neo-Naziism.
The main Jewish agency says it will hold its own commemoration "in line with the Jewish tradition."
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Every April, Croatia honors the victims of the Jasenovac death camp, operated by the pro-Nazi Ustasha regime of World War II. The camp is known as Croatia's own Auschwitz.
Historians still debate the exact number of people murdered in the camp, with some saying the total is as high as 700,000.
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