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Song of survival

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A group of women prisoners in a Japanese prison camp in the Sumatran jungle organized a concert to lift everyone's spirits. The choir turned themselves into a vocal orchestra and produced beautiful music that liberated everybody from their dreary sorrounding.

Author: Colijin, Helen
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
Prisoners of war

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In God's hands

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A cardiac surgery patient has only a slim chance of surviving but his family's prayers and faith made a difference. Not only did the patient survive, but the family was also shown a sign that strengthened their faith.

Author: Calcagni, Robert A.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Portrayals, Healing, Religious aspects, Faith

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In My Hands

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The life of Irene Gut, a Polish Catholic girl, is described with reference to her experiences in the second world war. Gut helped Jews to hide from the Germans despite the threat to her own safety.

Author: Opdyke, Irene Gut, Armstrong, Jennifer
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2000
Behavior, Excerpt, In My Hands (Book), Gut, Irene

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, World War II, 1939-1945
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