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(RNS) a member of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, N.C., built a plain pine box with a Star of David to contain the ashes of Holocaust victims that were recovered from the Dachau death camp at the end of World War II. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron.

(RNS) a member of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, N.C., built a plain pine box with a Star of David to contain the ashes of Holocaust victims that were recovered from the Dachau death camp at the end of World War II. For use with RNS-ASHES-DACHAU, transmitted May 27, 2014. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron.

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