How a Mass. couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps

Name: How a Mass. couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps
Uploaded: 2016-09-20T23:11:37Z
Duration: P545S
Description: It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi death camps. Judy Woodruff speaks with Joukowsky and Ken Burns, who tell the story of the Sharps in a new documentary.

Clip: 09/20/2016 | 9m 5s

It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi death camps. Judy Woodruff speaks with Joukowsky and Ken Burns, who tell the story of the Sharps in a new documentary.

Aired: 09/20/16

Rating: NR

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