The Kindness of Strangers: Survival in Linz London and Shanghai

Holocaust (Video) by UCTV

Jun 14, 202400:53:01Society & Culture

What does it take to survive persecution and exile? The story of Greta Taussig and Rudy Gans offers answers to this tantalizing question. Born in Linz, Austria, Greta emigrated to London after the country’s incorporation...

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