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New books reveals how Jews fleeing Nazis survived in forests

During the early Nazi occupation of Europe, they forced more than a million Jews to live and work in ghettos. Most were killed in a brutal process called liquidation, or sent to concentration camps. Some 25,000 Jews escaped the ghettos and hid in Eastern European forests. The members of one family that survived years in the woods tell their story in Rebecca Frankel's new book, “Into the Forest.”

New books reveals how Jews fleeing Nazis survived in forests

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  • May 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 12, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E132 - 57m 46s

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