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What would you do with gold teeth said to be from Holocaust victims?

JL;DR SUMMARY A rabbi in a rural area received a collection of gold teeth, allegedly taken from Holocaust victims, which presented an ethical dilemma about their respectful handling. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustYad VashemMuseumsDignityEthicsJewish BurialProvenanceHuman RemainsGold TeethForensic Testing

Places mentioned

United States
"I reached out to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum but didn’t hear back."
Berlin, Germany
"In 2023, when bone fragments were found at a Berlin construction site where a notorious Nazi research institute once stood, authorities decided against testing for DNA or other information."
Georgia, United States
"according to Carla Hadden, director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Applied Isotope Studies."
Israel
"That decision is in keeping with recommendations from a 2017 symposium held at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust remembrance center in Israel."

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