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For a very long time I hesitated to come out with my story, even while I read the experiences of others who had emerged alive from the incredible hell of World War IL Somehow I felt that this was my private life and I was not ready to talk about it. I just kept it inside me all these years. But having retired and being constantly prodded by my friends here and in Europe to tell my story so that it would not be forgotten, I finally decided to give it a try. My life wasn't ended by the Nazis, although they took much of it away by murdering most of my family. My life went on. I was and am a musician, a teacher, a performer, and a concert artist who has had a long international career. And that life, too, is part of my story. —Marian Filar ix inefatgony note This page intentionally left blank ...

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