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Coming to Global Voices: Ninos de la Memoria

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Global Voices



Niños de la Memoria tells the story of the search for children who disappeared during the Salvadoran civil war. Survivors of massacres carried out by the U.S.-trained Salvadoran Army battalions, many were “sold” into adoption in the U.S. and Europe, never knowing their true history or identity. Continue


The Ghost Army - Preview

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The Ghost Army



Learn about the American GIs who tricked the enemy in WWII with carefully crafted illusions. 5/21/2013 Continue


Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers

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Secrets of the Dead



Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POW’s revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII. Continue


Debating the Second Amendment

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Need To Know



With the gun control debate raging after the mass school shooting in Newtown, CT, Need to Know examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes the discussion today. Ray Suarez anchors a panel including: George Mason Law School professor Joyce Lee Malcolm, former New York Times foreign correspondent and editor Craig Whitney, and Fordham University history professor Saul Cornell. Continue


Antiquing in Rochester, MN - Preview

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Market Warriors



Join the pickers at the Gold Rush Olmsted County market in Rochester, Minnesota, to find something French. 4/15/2013 Continue


Bronislaw Huberman, Star Violinist

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Orchestra of Exiles



This famous violinist saved nearly 1,000 Jews before the Holocaust. Continue


The Power of Music

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Orchestra of Exiles



“We are so indebted to our anscestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music,” says Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin Mehta. “These symphonies become stronger and stronger within the people; who maybe not necessarily understand the structure, but the music speaks to them, especially in times of crisis.” Continue


Arturo Toscanini Fights Fascism and Supports Orchestra

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Orchestra of Exiles



The most famous musician of all, Arturo Toscanini, joined Bronislaw Huberman in the effort to save Jewish musicians from the Nazis' persecution. By associating himself with Huberman's project to start a new orchestra in Palestine, the conductor drew publicity to the cause. He volunteered to conduct the first season of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra in 1936-37. Continue


The Greatest Violinist

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Orchestra of Exiles



Bronislaw Huberman was a Polish violinist, but the child prodigy quickly became a citizen of the world. By the age of 12, he performed one of Brahms' works before the composer himself in Vienna. Huberman toured internationally as a youth and soon became the most famous violinist of his era. As violinist Ivry Gitlis puts it, "He was like Frank Sinatra of our time, or Rudolph Valentino." Continue


Introduction to Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers

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Secrets of the Dead



(Premieres Wednesday, May 1) Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POW’s revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII. Continue


The Ghost Army

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The Ghost Army



War, deception and art come together in this astonishing true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during WWII. This remarkable tale of a top-secret mission that was at once absurd, deadly and amazingly effective is told through the stories of the veterans, many of whom would go on to have careers in art, design and fashion Continue


Article: The Legacy of Enola Gay

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Antiques Roadshow



Since Stephanie brought her father's World War II memorabilia to the Rapid City ROADSHOW last July, we took a closer look at the legacy of Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber he served on. In 1945, the 12-man crew dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. For some, the Enola Gay is a symbol of Allied victory in the Pacific; for others, only an unwelcome reminder of unprecedented devastation. Continue


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The Ghost Army



War, deception and art come together in this astonishing true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during WWII. This remarkable tale of a top-secret mission that was at once absurd, deadly and amazingly effective is told through the stories of the veterans. Continue


Stills from Bugging Hitler's Soldiers

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Secrets of the Dead



See stills and images of individuals featured in Secrets of the Dead: Bugging Hitler's Soldiers. Continue


Profiles in Volunteering: A Navy Vet Gives Submarine Tours

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Next Avenue



Ron Bell of Portland, Ore., gets a kick out of showing visitors around the USS Blueback, a sub that reminds him of his days at sea. Continue


Syria Behind the Lines Promotion

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FRONTLINE



Witness the devastating effect of the religious feud that’s shaping Syria’s future. Continue


Why Jews Stayed in Europe

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Orchestra of Exiles



Leon Botstein is an American conductor and scholar and president of Bard College. In this interview he discusses why Jews didn't leave Europe, particularly Germany, after Hitler and the Nazis came to power in 1933. Continue


The Stolen Stradivarius Violin

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Orchestra of Exiles



Bronislaw Huberman never learned what happened to his Stradivarius violin that was stolen during his concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1936. It disappeared for 50 years. The esteemed violinist Joshua Bell describes the story and today is honored to be the owner of the very violin that Huberman once performed on. Continue


Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance - Preview

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Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance



Hear a performance of Verdi’s Requiem at Terezin, the former concentration camp. 4/7/2013 Continue


Hero of 'Orchestra of Exiles,' Brought Back from Obscurity

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Orchestra of Exiles



Bronislaw Huberman was described to documentary filmmaker Josh Aronson "as a cross between Isaac Stern, Joshua Bell and Michael Jackson," making it a surprise to Aronson that most people had never heard of the great violinist. Aronson, Izhak Perlman and others speak about about Huberman's great musical gift and the political conviction that led him to save Jewish musicians from the Holocaust. Continue


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