"We will not forget their valiant effort that they made in saving the lives of thousands of people, " he said.

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That Jews take their burial traditions seriously should not be news to somebody who has made a career out of ensuring that Germans do not forget the Holocaust.

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Yet history was made in ways we will not forget.

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And the unity of Senate Democrats last week made it easy to forget that they have not always been pushing toward the same goal.

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And while much has been made of political and economic villains in 1998, let us not forget the heroes as well.

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While the region has made remarkable progress in helping children now of primary school age enrol in school, it must not forget its young people who missed out on that chance when they were growing up.

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