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In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912–94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 9 Up—The Lerner family lived in Belgium in the early 1900s until political realities forced their relocation to France, then Spain, Portugal, and eventually the United States. As Jewish refugees, they traipsed along with hundreds of thousands of others attempting to escape persistent Nazi expansion, and almost certain death. Amazingly, they survived, while more than six million other Jews died at the hands of the Third Reich. Original family photos create a generous sense of place, commitment, and unity. Th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More