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Holocaust survivor addresses Brooklyn students after being barred over Israel-Gaza tensions

A Holocaust survivor addressed students at MS 447 in Brooklyn after being initially barred over Israel-Gaza tensions, speaking without offering an apology.

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Holocaust survivor addresses Brooklyn students after being barred over Israel-Gaza tensions

A Holocaust survivor addressed students at MS 447 in Brooklyn after being initially barred over Israel-Gaza tensions, speaking without offering an apology.

Holocaust survivor addresses Brooklyn students after being barred over Israel-Gaza tensions
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A Holocaust survivor who had previously been barred from speaking to a group of Brooklyn students amid tensions over Israel and Gaza ultimately delivered the address, doing so without offering an apology, according to The Jewish Voice. Independent New York outlets identified the survivor as Sami Steigmann and the school as MS 447 in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, where amNewYork reported the principal, Arin Rusch, had initially declined the appearance.

The outlet, which reported the development in its Feb. 6 morning newsletter, said the survivor had been kept from the engagement “after being barred over Israel-Gaza tensions” before going on…

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