Martha's Emigration Project
Children from Martha Sharp’s emigration project during WWII describe their experiences.
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Martha's Emigration Project
Clip: 9/20/2016 | 8m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Children from Martha Sharp’s emigration project during WWII describe their experiences.
Some of the children who were part of Martha Sharp’s emigration project describe their experiences as refugees leaving Europe for America during World War II.
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Funding is provided by members of the Better Angels Society including Jan and Rick Cohen and Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine; The Starr Foundation; The Threshold Foundation; The SeaStone Foundation; and donations from individuals.
Martha's Emigration Project
Clip: 9/20/2016 | 8m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Some of the children who were part of Martha Sharp’s emigration project describe their experiences as refugees leaving Europe for America during World War II.
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