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Christmas 1940

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Pierre Epstein is a little boy tracking the progress of his Uncle Igor’s escape from Nazi-occupied France.

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Storyteller

Pierre Epstein

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Original Air Date

December 13, 2016

Recorded Date

March 8, 2016

“That idyllic period ended when France surrendered to the Germans and most of my family’s friends and relatives disappeared from view.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Pierre Epstein

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