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They were just people

by Bill Tammeus · 2009

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"Tammeus and Cukierkorn interview Jewish survivors and their non-Jewish rescuers, capturing for future generations stories of how, through courage and ingenuity, a few Jews in Poland escaped the Holocaust, and revealing how individuals can preserve civility and compassion even in the face of overwhelming evil"—Provided by publisher.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
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HolocaustHolocaustMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisPolandPolandMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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