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13 Mala Zimetbaum

The Bleeding Sky-Recollections of the Shoah by Louis Brandsdorfer

Jun 4, 20083:35Religion & Spirituality

My mother is rescued from the gas chamber by Mala Zimetbaum. Later Mala Zimetbaum escapes from Auschwitz with a male accomplice. After a few days they are caught and executed in front of the whole camp.

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13 Mala Zimetbaum is an episode from The Bleeding Sky-Recollections of the Shoah by Louis Brandsdorfer. My mother is rescued from the gas chamber by Mala Zimetbaum. Later Mala Zimetbaum escapes from Auschwitz with a male accomplice. After a...

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Published Jun 4, 2008, 3:35 long, audio available.

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