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Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

Description: The story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, a Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to multiple life-threatening missions in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped to save hundreds of imperilled political dissidents and Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2013
Initial Release: June 28, 2013
Directors: Artemis Joukowsky, Ken Burns
Music Composed By: Sheldon Mirowitz
Producers: Ken Burns, Matthew Justus
Screenplay: Artemis Joukowsky, Matthew Justus, David Blitstein
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