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Where He Is Meant to Be: Profile of Gerda III Volunteer Howard Veisz

The story of Henny Sinding Sundø and Gerda III, the boat Henny used to save Jewish lives during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, is a remarkable one. At 22 years-old, Henny played a pivotal role in planning and carrying out the rescue of hundreds of Jews via Gerda III. Together with the boat’s heroic four-man … Continued
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Stories Survive: A Plaintiff and Witness in the Bruno Dey Trial

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Majdanek: Revisiting Resistance

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“Beneath a Scarlet Sky” Book Talk with Author Mark Sullivan

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Inside “Unorthodox”

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Rule of Law and the Ascension of the Third Reich

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Stammtisch: An Evolving Culture of a Cultural Gathering

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