Please note: the following letter was written in 1944 by a Jewish teenager weeks before he was murdered. Unsurprisingly, it’s desperately sad. If you’re feeling fragile, you may want to give it a miss. Letter courtesy of Yad Vashem Archives – used with permission.
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On October 15th of 1944, with support from Nazi Germany, the far-right Arrow Cross Party to…
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