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In 'I Lived to Tell the World,' journalist Elizabeth Mehren tells stories of surviving inhumane acts

In her new book, Mehren tells the stories of survivors of Auschwitz, the killing fields of Cambodia, and other acts of inhumanity who managed to make new lives in Oregon.
The cover of "I Lived to Tell the World" and author Elizabeth Mehren. (Courtesy)

Host Deepa Fernandes speaks with journalist Elizabeth Mehren about her new book new book, “I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from the Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War.

Mehren interviewed survivors of Auschwitz, the killing fields of Cambodia, and other acts of inhumanity who managed to make new lives in Oregon.

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