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Less than 70 years ago, a madman named Adolf Hitler set out to convince the world that people with any amount of Jewish blood posed a threat to the human race and had to be exterminated for the sake of all mankind. His twisted vision set into motion a chain of events that even today leaves us breathless in consideration of its viciousness and scope. On Nov. 9, we commemorated the first of these pre-World War II pogroms, Kristallnacht, which marked the beginning of the end for European Jews. Last week, a survey released by the European Union reported that...

<p>Hundreds of Christian and Jewish leaders gathered here yesterday to strengthen and renew their alliance in support of Israel and the Bush administration's war to dismantle Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.</p> <p>The purpose of the daylong meeting at the Mayflower Hotel was to show solidarity with the Stand for Israel campaign. The campaign is a project of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, whose co-chairmen are Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and campaign strategist Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition leader who often provides political advice to the Bush administration.</p>