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After Auschwitz

Mar 25, 2017 | IMDB 6.3

83 min Watch Now

Documentary

For six female Holocaust survivors, liberation from the camps marked the beginning of a lifelong struggle.

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Eva Beckmann, Rena Drexler, Renee Firestone, Erika Jacoby, Lili Majzner, Linda Sherman, Rick Hall

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