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Should there be limits on the artistic representation of the Holocaust? 

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Efforts to contend with the events of the Holocaust provided a catalyst for artistic creativity.  However, art can also be controversial.  It has been accused of serving social and political purposes, lacking factual accuracy, or being inappropriately satirical. 

Yehudit Shendar, Senior Art Curator, Museum Division, Yad Vashem, Israel

Yehudit Shendar, Senior Art Curator, Museum Division, Yad Vashem, Israel

Lev Rubinstein, poet, literary critic, publicist, Russia

Lev Rubinstein, poet, literary critic, publicist, Russia

David Grossman, author, Israel

David Grossman, author, Israel

Lyudmila Ulitskaya, writer, public figure, Russia

Lyudmila Ulitskaya, writer, public figure, Russia

Vladimir Pozner, TV journalist, first President of the Russian Television Academy, Russia

Vladimir Pozner, TV journalist, first President of the Russian Television Academy, Russia