Dresden: A Survivors Story
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On February 13, 1945, Ash Wednesday, Allied bombs rained down on the German city of Dresden, burning it mostly to the ground.  Among the citizens there that night was a young girl named Christina.  Mrs. Christina Saller visited the Library on November 10, 2005 to tell her story of horror and survival on that terrible night.  She speaks of a refugee family she tried to save, of the smell of burning bodies, and of days spent hiding in a smoldering attic.  The saga runs from her girlhood under Nazism to her eventual escape to post-war America.  Her story is the simple yet important tale of a common girl living in uncommon times.  The is program is approximates 90 minutes long.

Below are the images used during the live program.  Click on them to view.

Christina's Family	Christina's Mother's Store	Germany
Dresden	The Bomb Damage	Bomb Markers Known as Christmas Trees
A Painting of Dresden in Flames	A Steel Beam Melted by the Flames	Ruins
Frauenkirche in Ruins	A University Building in Flames	An Angel Statue Oversees the Devastation
	A Photo of the Dresden Fire-Storm

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