Avraham Infeld Part II: Lessons from the Shoah
Here is another insight from Avraham Infeld:
“First Lesson from the “Shoah” (the Holocaust): Look What Can Happen To People Who Have No Power.”
“Second Lesson from the “Shoah”: Look What Can Happen To People Who Have Power.”
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