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Antony Blinken: “My stepfather was just a boy when he lost his entire family to the Nazis. He spent nearly four years in labor and death…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2021
My stepfather was just a boy when he lost his entire family to the Nazis. He spent nearly four years in labor and death camps before he managed to escape and was later rescued by American troops.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken shares a personal story to underscore the importance of remembering the Holocaust and combating evil.

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