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Why Us? Short Version, Featuring Bernard Aptaker

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Based on archival footage and scenes from documentary films, this documentary explores the history of Nazi Germany, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. It also tells the story of Bernard Aptaker, survivor of 4 Nazi camps who lost his mother and young brother at the Holocaust. Aptaker, who was liberated by American Army in Spring 45 with his father and brother, immigrated after the war to the US and became a successful real-estate developer and businessman in Houston, Texas. He is a supporter of many philanthropic causes and recently became a Benefactor of Yad Vashem.