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Jun 14Liked by Anna Schott

Generosity, kindness, empathy, family bonds and incomprehensible tragedy. Thank you for sharing this. BTW - My grandparents also lived in Santa Barbara for awhile and my aunt and uncle lived in Sherman Oaks. We share a lot of California ties, it seems.

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Thanks Emily, I love how small this big world is

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May 14Liked by Anna Schott

So many people, their lives large and rich -- and lost, with some saved. Thanks for this.

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Truly incredible, Anna. So glad you shared these amazing, harrowing stories and letters. I’ll be thinking about this for a long time.

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Thanks, Rob

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May 7Liked by Anna Schott

Beautiful.

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Thank you

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Thank you for sharing this.

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Thank you, Susan

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This made me tear up. The letters were heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing this story.

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I also teared up.

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Cried my way through this one.

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Incredible stories.

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Thank you

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Thank you for sharing this story, Anna. As the Talmud saying goes, to save a life is to save a world.

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It's a good saying and kind of expresses the feeling that made me want to share my dad and Paul's stories

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May 7Liked by Anna Schott

I love all of this so much! Especially the pic.

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