Persian Lessons
A Belgian Jew named Gilles narrowly avoids execution by a Nazi firing squad when he claims to be Persian. Desperate to save himself, he offers
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A Belgian Jew named Gilles narrowly avoids execution by a Nazi firing squad when he claims to be Persian. Desperate to save himself, he offers
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