Iris Chang Quote
As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.
Iris Chang
As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.
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world war ii, nanking
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