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Those are the sounds of a nation that was totally deceived throwing itself at the

feet of Adolf Hitler who was eventually responsible for the deaths of millions

of innocent people. Today on Focus on the Family we'll hear from a

woman who walked away from the Third Reich and lived to tell about it. Your

host is Focus President Jim Daley and I'm John Fuller. John this is an amazing

personal story that will take us back to World War Two and the years

proceeding it. It's the story of Maria Ann Hirschman whose nickname is Hansi.

She was just a preteen when Hitler's tanks rolled into her native country of

Czechoslovakia in 1939. I don't want to give her story away but that's where

we're headed. Hansi is a former schoolteacher, a speaker, and an author. She's

the mother of five and grandmother of many. This is a powerful story in the

tradition of Corey Timboom whom you've also heard on this broadcast and like

most of those who survived the horrors of World War Two, Hansi has a story of

courage under fire. It certainly captured my attention. I know it'll capture

yours as well. Let's get started here is Hansi Hirschman speaking to a group of

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