Friday, February 24, 2012

Turkey's Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side - Boston.com

Turkey's Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side

By Christopher Torchia
February 24, 2012

ISTANBUL—As Turkey welcomes Syrians fleeing violence, the anniversary Friday of the deaths of more than 750 Jewish refugees who were denied shelter by Turkey in World War II was a reminder of perennial tension between pragmatic and humanitarian impulses.

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