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                  Poland mayor mourned as critic of anti-Semitism

                  Poland mayor mourned as critic of anti-Semitism

                  14.01.2019

                  The president of the World Jewish Congress says the fatal stabbing in Poland of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was an attack "on the very value of tolerance."

                  In a statement issued in New York on Monday, Ronald Lauder called Adamowicz "a true friend of the Jewish community, speaking loudly and clearly against anti-Semitism in Poland."

                  The 53-yaer-old mayor was attacked at a charity event on Sunday by a man who shouted he was taking revenge against Poland's Civil Platform party. Adamowicz was a party member until 2015.

                  Lauder described Adamowicz as "a leading voice of opposition against far-right extremism and a proponent of equal rights and security for all citizens of Poland."

                  He expressed hope "this horrific murder will not dissuade proponents of democracy and acceptance from continuing to embrace and promote" them.

                   

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