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Jan 2020
24m 9s

Fanya and the Forest

Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer
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This week, Katy heads to the forest in Lithuania. Ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, we're talking about memory politics with a formidable 97-year-old. This is the last podcast in our mini-series Postcards from Europe, featuring intimate portraits of lives and places across the continent. It was made possible by the European Cultura ... Show More
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