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Apr 4, 2024 · Despite some changes, the series captures the essence of the Kurc family's ordeal and their eventual reunion after WWII. We Were the Lucky Ones tells the story of the Kurc family's perseverance through the trials and tribulations of World War II, but it raises questions regarding its historical accuracy. Based on the 2017 Georgia Hunter novel ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Here is a guide for the season. Episode 8 premiered on May 2. We Were the Lucky Ones episode 1, "Radom": "The Kurc family celebrates Passover in Radom, Poland; one year later, the onset of World War II forces a devastating separation." We Were the Lucky Ones episode 2, "Lvov": "Halina and Bella start their passage to Lvov; Sol, Nechuma and Mila ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Ultimately, We Were The Lucky Ones is a story of people screaming at us from the annals of history, begging us to not make the same mistakes and knowing that each life lost is the end of a tragic ...
Sep 21, 2017 · We Were the Lucky Ones. Paperback – September 21, 2017. The Kurc family shouldn’t have survived the Holocaust. In the spring of 1939 three generations are living relatively normal lives in Poland, despite the hardships Jews face. When war breaks out and the family is cast to the wind, the five Kurc siblings do everything they can to find ...
- Georgia Hunter
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GH: We Were the Lucky Ones is the culmination of nearly a decade of research: of recording family narratives, of translating old letters and documents, of reaching out to every possible person, museum, and organization that might be able to offer up pertinent records, and yes—of traveling to the places I’ve written about, to experience them ...
Feb 14, 2017 · “ We Were the Lucky Ones is a skillfully woven reimagining of [Hunter’s] own family’s struggle for survival during World War II . . . with spectacular historical detail. This emotionally resonant, gripping portrait of the war is filled with beautifully drawn and wonderfully heroic characters I won’t soon forget.”
Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of “We Were the Lucky Ones” is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite.
