PARIS (Reuters) - The head of the French government which collaborated with the Nazis during World War II personally made harsh anti-Jewish legislation even tougher, a leading Nazi hunter said on Sunday, citing a newly unveiled document.
Serge Klarsfeld, decorated for his work to bring Nazis to trial, said Philippe Petain pencilled harsher measures into a Statute on Jews issued by his Vichy regime exactly 70 years ago.
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