The untold story of how two best friends, separated by the Nazis, found each other 82 years later
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The untold story of how two best friends, separated by the Nazis, found each other 82 years later
Description
February 27, 2021
Betty Grebenshikoff was just nine years old when she escaped Hitler’s Germany just before the Second World War. She left behind dozens of family members who were killed in Nazi death camps. For 82 years, she also believed her best friend had shared that fate. Mike Armstrong has the untold story of a friendship interrupted and a journey you have to see to believe.
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The untold story of how two best friends, separated by the Nazis, found each other 82 years later09:36 | February 27, 2021
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The untold story of how two best friends, separated by the Nazis, found each other 82 years later
Description
February 27, 2021
Betty Grebenshikoff was just nine years old when she escaped Hitler’s Germany just before the Second World War. She left behind dozens of family members who were killed in Nazi death camps. For 82 years, she also believed her best friend had shared that fate. Mike Armstrong has the untold story of a friendship interrupted and a journey you have to see to believe.
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