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Ilsa

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1. I saw a previous episode on Kaunas a few days ago.

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Wed Apr 23, 2025, 12:59 AM

Apr 23

The theme was more along the lines of why the Jews could not overrun their oppressors in the Polish and Lituanian ghettoes: collective punishment. They discussed their quiet resistance, their continuing education of youth, etc. It was stunning and remarkable.

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