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102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Meets Nephew for the First Time

June 02, 2018

102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Meets Nephew for the First Time

An emotional reunion between 102-year-old Holocaust survivor Eliahu Pietruszka and his nephew Alexandre Pietruszka.

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