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Christmas 1940 - Pierre Epstein

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“That idyllic period ended when France surrendered to the Germans and most of my family’s friends and relatives disappeared from view.”

Photo by Jason Falchook

Pierre Epstein is a little boy tracking the progress of his Uncle Igor's escape from Nazi-occupied France.

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Dec 13, 2016

New York City, New York

Mar 08, 2016

08:38

This photo was taken six months after Igor came to America. Pierre was eleven when it was taken.