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OP-ED From Rome to Charlottesville, a statue is never just a statue

The Arch of Titus at the Imperial Forums in Rome. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

  NEW YORK (JTA) — French historian Pierre Nora spent his life describing and explaining “places of memory,” sites commemorating significant moments in the history of a community that continue to resonate and transform from generation to generation. For the French Republic, the Arc de Triomphe is one such… Read more »