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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/yad-vashem-has-compiled-list-of-over-4-million-names-of-holocaust-victims-1.331862

Two-Thirds of Jews Killed in Holocaust Identified

(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum has compiled a list of 4 million confirmed names of Jews murdered in the Holocaust. During the past decade, Yad Vashem has confirmed the names of 1.5 million Jewish victims. Yad Vashem researchers said the main challenge in locating additional victims pertains to Jews murdered in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union where mass executions seldom found documentation. In addition, the liquidation of entire communities made it difficult to obtain additional names. With regard to countries such as France, Holland, Italy and Germany, virtually all the names of Holocaust victims are known and confirmed.

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