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Friedlander wins Frankfurt prize
Israeli historian Saul Friedlander was awarded the top prize at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair in recognition of his narratives documenting the Nazi Holocaust, reports the Washington Post.
"Saul Friedlander gave a voice to the grievances and cries of those human beings who were turned to dust--he gave them memory and a name," the German Book Trade association said in awarding Friedlander its 2007 peace prize.
Friedlander, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, was awarded the $35,500 peace prize on the final day of the annual book fair in a ceremony at Frankfurt's St. Paul's Church.
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