Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab lands
Synopsis
Middle East expert Robert Satloff examines the forgotten history of Jews in North Africa during World War II, hoping to uncover lost stories of Arabs saving the lives of Jews during the Holocaust.
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