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Discussing the books "Shielding the Flame: An Intimate Conversation with Dr. Marek Edelman, the Last Surviving Leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising," by Hanna Krall, and "Letters From Prison and Other Essays," by Adam Michnik

BROADCAST: Sep. 16, 1986 | DURATION: 00:54:20

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Broadcast Date
Sep. 16, 1986

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
54 minutes, 20 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

World War II American History & Politics World History & Politics

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WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Weschler, Lawrence--Interviews Krall, Hanna. Shielding the flame. Michnik, Adam. Letters from prison and other essays. Edelman, Marek, 1921---Biography. Jews--Persecution--Poland--Warsaw. Holocaust, Jewish (1933-1945)--Poland--Warsaw.

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