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Richard Blumenthal: “The irony is that for all of their physical needs they were, and are, so strong in spirit and character and values.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
The irony is that for all of their physical needs they were, and are, so strong in spirit and character and values.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal reflects on the strength of Holocaust survivors despite their physical needs.

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