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A Question of Survival

A Question of Survival

2021•55m
Documentary

A documentary film exploring the legacy of the Holocaust in Bulgaria and the Balkans through the personal stories of three Bulgarian Jews.

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EN

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Robert Bakish

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Chaim Zemach

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Misha Avramov

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