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Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C., about her grandparents’ lives in the wake of the Holocaust. After meeting at a displaced persons camp, her grandparents made their way to the United States, starting a family that served as a testament to their faith and perseverance. Laura also describes the immense impact of her grandparents’ experience on her own career, and explains her decision to document their lives in a book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the second of two episodes with Laura.
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Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C., about her grandparents’ lives in the wake of the Holocaust. After meeting at a displaced persons camp, her grandparents made their way to the United States, starting a family that served as a testament to their faith and perseverance. Laura also describes the immense impact of her grandparents’ experience on her own career, and explains her decision to document their lives in a book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the second of two episodes with Laura.