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The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.

“It’s very important that our history is documented. It will also be a place where Dominican schoolchildren can come and learn about Judaism.”

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Shuttered museum seeks to tell story of Dominican Republic as haven for Jews in WWII

About 1,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis landed on the island country's shores. With few relics of that time left, a small Jewish museum wants the government to help it reopen

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The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.

(JTA) Sitting inside a small wood-frame shul just around the corner from Playa Alicia, where tourists sip rum punch while watching catamarans glide by, Joe Benjamin recounted one of the

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The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.

Joe Benjamin, who grew up a refugee in “tropical Zion,” is pushing the Caribbean country’s government to fund the project, which he’s pitching as a tourist draw.

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The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.

The Dominican Republic was a haven for Jews fleeing the Nazis. A museum project could tell that story.
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