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'Let nothing be forgotten': Holocaust survivors' memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns

My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was trying to learn more about her life before the war—something I knew very little about. When I found a book called "Sefer Kostopol"—Hebrew for "Book of Kostopol"—I hoped to find her among its pages.

'Let nothing be forgotten': Holocaust survivors' memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns
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My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was trying to learn more about her life before the war—something I knew very little about. When I found a book called "Sefer Kostopol"—Hebrew for "Book of Kostopol"—I hoped to find her among its pages.

Originally published at Phys.org

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