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US filmmaker Steven Spielberg ‘increasingly alarmed’ by rise of antisemitism

Steven Spielberg said “the echoes of history are unmistakable in our current climate” as he gave an impassioned speech urging the importance of stopping the rise of antisemitism and extremist views.

The US filmmaker appeared during a ceremony which honoured the USC Shoah Foundation, receiving the (USC) Medallion – its highest

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