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Surviving the Holocaust
Join Ann Curry as Holocaust survivors search for those who gave them hope in the darkest days. One wants to find the friend he left behind when he didn’t move to Israel; the other hopes an old photo will reunite him with the girl who was his first friend.
Episode Clips
Benjamin and Ben Search for Long Lost Friends
Introduction to Benjamin and Ben who are both searching for long lost friends.
Benjamin Describes Arriving at Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor Benjamin Lesser describes arriving on a cattle car at Auschwitz.
Journey to the US on the USS Henry Gibbons
Ben describes running from the Nazis with his family and their journey to the US on the US
Ben Arrives in the US and befriends Seka
Ben describes arriving at the military camp in Oswego and befriending Seka.
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