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Rosh Hashanah, with Alice Herz-Sommer

Alice Herz-Sommer looks back over a century at what really matters to her

Alice Herz-Sommer tells her extraordinary life story, taking in the key events of a century of European history. Beginning by remembering Rosh Hashanah in Prague, she discusses how, as a Jew, her life as a celebrated pianist in Czechoslovakia was brought to a brutal end by the Nazis. She talks about loss, her personal understanding of God, life and what really matters.

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91热爆 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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