History

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In 1945, Us and Soviet troops entered the concentration camps, they discovered piles of corpses, bones, and human ashes. Soldiers also found thousands of survivors -- Jews and non-Jews -- suffering from starvation and disease. For survivors, the prospect of rebuilding their lives was daunting, but what they needed was hope.