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A love affair in the shadows of the gas chambers

JL;DR SUMMARY "Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story" by Karen Blankfeld is a compelling account of the unlikely love and survival of Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia amidst the horrors of Auschwitz. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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AuschwitzHolocaustWarsawLoveSurvivalBratislavaKaren BlankfeldLovers In AuschwitzZippi Spitzer And David Wisnia

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