The German and US governments are investigating new allegations that Holocaust survivor Alex Kurzem's wartime memoir is false. His international best-selling book "The Mascot" portrayed him as a five-year-old Russian Jew who survived the Holocaust by working closely with an SS extermination squad during WWII. Mr. Kurzem said those who doubt his story would have to pay him about $100,000 before he would submit to a DNA test. Click here to read more in the Herald Sun.
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05/20/2011: Self proclaimed Holocaust survivor stands by his story
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