25 Aug 2001
Das Dorf der Freundschaft
A German Documentary about the “village of friendship” that was created by American Veteran George Mizo to help the Vietnamese kids suffering from the Vietnam War.
Chief Rabbi's Emergency Council
Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.
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