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“The Optimists” Documents Little-Known Tale of Rescue In WW2

4m · Movies – Arts and Music · 29 Jan 16:38

In Bulgaria, 50,000 Jews were spared the fate of genocide when everyday heroes rebelled against the government's decision to deport their Jewish neighbors.

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