12 Years That Shook the World

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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A World Destroyed
Torn down, heartbroken, and losing hope, Zvi, Miriam and Leon face even more loss. Then in Spring 1944, Eyshishok is liberated. They return home and face the question, with their world destroyed, what happens now?View Show TranscriptThank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey, send your comments via email to [email protected].
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An Enemy Around Every Corner
The threat only grows: suspicious neighbors, ghetto massacres, and violent attacks. Miriam, Leon and Zvi go on the run — hiding, resisting, and fighting to stay alive.View Episode TranscriptThank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey, send your comments via email to [email protected].
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“A Matter of Savagery”
Nazi killing squads have descended onto the shtetl, attempting to destroy all traces of Jewish life. Leon witnesses the terror, and Zvi comes face-to-face with a Nazi killer. View Episode Transcript Thank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey, send your comments via email to [email protected].
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The Shtetl Crumbles
Zvi, Miriam and Leon are preparing to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, when suddenly, more armed men arrive in Eyshishok. Terror ensues, and Eyshishok begins to unravel.View Episode TranscriptThank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey, send your comments via email to [email protected].
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“A Cloud Coming Down Over Our Head”
It’s June 1941. Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union, and German soldiers arrive in Eyshishok. Zvi, Miriam and Leon’s lives are flipped upside down.View Episode TranscriptThank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey, send your comments via email to [email protected].
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From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, 12 Years That Shook the World explores stories of real people, the choices they made, and specific moments in Holocaust history from 1933-1945.Please be advised, 12 Years That Shook the World tells true stories from Holocaust history that may not be suitable for everyone.Thank you for listening. What did you think of the show? Take a quick survey to let us know.

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