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A growing coalition of prominent U.S. rabbis is urging Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and state officials to review the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, arguing that the group has distorted the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish Jewish jurist who coined the term “genocide,” by using his name to accuse Israel of committing genocide.

Joseph Lemkin, a New Jersey attorney and nephew of Raphael Lemkin, said the family acted reluctantly but felt compelled after seeing how the institute’s materials were reaching younger audiences.

“A combination of factors led us to take formal steps against the Lemkin Institute,” Lemkin told Fox News Digital. “I had heard about the Lemkin Institute’s disturbing position, but initially thought

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