The Belgian Resistance during WWII | Finding Your Roots

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Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr. World War II WWII Belgium Belgian Belgian Resistance Diane Von Furstenburg DVF fashion designer Auschwitz Germany Nazi Nazis concentration camps Jews Jewish gas chamber Holocaust European Jews Belgian Jews Nazi Germany
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Belgian Resistance during WWII | Finding Your Roots

Diane Von Furstenberg shares a story about her mother Lily Nahmias, who was arrested by the Nazis while working for the Belgian Resistance during World War II. Upon discovering that she was Jewish, Lily was sent on a train to the Auschwitz concentration camp. 

 
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