A Lasting Shot

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Thank God For Coney Island

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately chan ...  Show more

In Safe Hands

Rabbi Philip Lazowski remembers a quick decision that saved his life during the Holocaust. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

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