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How did the non-Jewish population respond to the murder of the Jews? 

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For generations, the Jews of Europe lived amongst different local populations. How did the response of the non-Jewish population to the murder of the Jews vary in each country? What motivated their responses?

Prof. David Engel, historian, USA

Prof. David Engel, historian, USA

Prof. David Bankier, historian and Head of the International Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, Israel

Prof. David Bankier, historian and Head of the International Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, Israel

Oleg Budnitsky, historian, Director of the International Center for the History and Sociology of World War II and its Consequences, Russia

Oleg Budnitsky, historian, Director of the International Center for the History and Sociology of World War II and its Consequences, Russia

Lev Rubinstein, poet, literary critic, publicist, Russia

Lev Rubinstein, poet, literary critic, publicist, Russia

Borukh Gorin, Rabbi, Head of the Department of Public Relations of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia

Borukh Gorin, Rabbi, Head of the Department of Public Relations of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia