Holocaust museum seeks survivor memorabilia in education effort
The Holocaust Foundation of Illinois opens a museum and research center in Skokie to educate about Nazi atrocities. Leader Erna Gans says the display will include survivor and liberator memories, artifacts from camps, and video testimonies to show a rich prewar Jewish life. Milton Kohn’s 150-item exhibit includes a Buchenwald skin fragment and Auschwitz brick.
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South Side fires probed after weekend blazes in Chicago
Fire officials investigate four South Side blazes that killed a 3 year old and injured 16. an abandoned warehouse burned, two fires suspected arson, three men sought in a separate fire that left six families homeless. one blaze injured six children and two adults. another building fire caused no injuries.
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Salmonella victims to testify on Illinois outbreak
Salmonella victims from Illinois and five other states were to testify at a final Illinois House hearing on the tainted milk outbreak that sickened more than 17 000. State Rep Larry Bullock said the committee will draft a report with recommendations for the General Assembly after hearing victims. Brunner accused Governor Thompson of being out of touch. a governor’s spokesman called the charge untrue. Brunner criticized the public health department for slow action after cases were reported March 29.
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