A Haven from the Holocaust: Washington Heights & the Jews of Europe, Presented by Linda Burghardt
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 Published On Jan 6, 2022

Dr. Linda Burghardt, HMTC's Scholar-in-Resident, speaks about Washington Heights, the neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that became a haven for German-speaking Jews fleeing Nazi oppression. What did Washington Heights offer and how did this iconic community help these refugees become Americans? Learn about this unique neighborhood, one that offered German and Austrian Jews, and other Survivors who followed later, the strength and resilience to overcome their inestimable loss.

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