The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story

Name: The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story
Start: 2026-10-06T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Burke Centre Library

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Nina Willner on her father's Holocaust survival and American tank crews' rescue efforts in WWII.

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