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The Drancy camp was a multistory complex that imprisoned and deported a majority of Jews from France. The U-shaped building was initially built in the 1930s as a housing project. Approximately 70,000 prisoners passed through Drancy between August…

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Portrait photographs of Jules and Valentine Alexander, parents of Monique, Simone, and Michline.

In the midst of war, the mother’s love is always genuine. A mother can not leave her child behind.<br />
In the midst of war, the mother’s love is always genuine. A mother can not leave her child behind.

Christlike invitation to aid his brother. The image of a Nazi victim was given a warm welcome.
Christlike invitation to aid his brother. The image of a Nazi victim was given a warm welcome.

Prayers are not only limited to the living. The souls of those who have left us need prayer to journey into the afterlife.<br />
Prayers are not only limited to the living. The souls of those who have left us need prayer to journey into the afterlife.

War brings great pains and wounds that can not be healed physically or emotionally. The head is destroyed.
War brings great pains and wounds that can not be healed physically or emotionally. The head is destroyed.

Vietnam War

Koinonia farm people worked in unity to dismantle the use of guns in solving issues.
Koinonia farm people worked in unity to dismantle the use of guns in solving issues.

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Pictured are Edith Shapiro, born in 1935, and Selma Rossen, born in 1936, in Zloczów, Poland. The sisters were hidden children during the duration of the war. With their parents, they immigrated to the United States in 1946.
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