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	letter becomes a legacy of the Holocaust

smellydiaper

4-7-2009 4:58 PM

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holocaust, auschwitz, genocide, nazi's

smellydiaper says:

someone found his note along the tracks, put it in an envelope and addressed it. Anne Altenhaus got it, packed it away, and immigrated with her sister to America in 1946. Such a heartwarming story after such a horrific era

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