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Can We Inherit Memories of the Holocaust and Other Horrors?

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In the trailblazing field of epigenetics, researchers are finding evidence that the descendants of victims of atrocities are inheriting those experiences in their DNA.

Elizabeth Rosner
Elizabeth Rosner
Auschwitz survivor Mr. Leon Greenman, prison number 98288, displays his number tattoo.
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Elizabeth Rosner

Elizabeth Rosner

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