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An Unknown Country - Preview

Preview: Season 2017 Episode 16 | 30s

The story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in Ecuador.

The story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in Ecuador---a South American republic barely known at the time. Featuring first hand accounts and archival material, the film follows the exiles' perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land.

06/12/2017

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THIRTEEN Specials

An Unknown Country - Preview

Preview: Season 2017 Episode 16 | 30s

The story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in Ecuador---a South American republic barely known at the time. Featuring first hand accounts and archival material, the film follows the exiles' perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land.

06/12/2017

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