Wednesday 12 January 2011
Raphael Lemkin was born on August 24, 1901. The country of his origin was Poland but he had to seek exile in the USA. He coined the word "genocide" before the world had to face the horrors of Aushwitz, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen and Dachau.
A Polish Jewish refugee, he was the man behind the first UN human rights treaty, the Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of genocide.
Ana Isabel, 12ºB
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Dear Ana
thanks for bringing this refugee. I didn't know about him, that is, I didn't know he had coined the word for such a concept.You see, I've learnt with your research. I'm lucky.
prof. Lígia Silva
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