A personal archive of a Jewish law student from Vienna who survived World War II was auctioned off for more than $165,000. Edith Hahn, who now lives in Israel, reportedly sold off her papers to pay for a cataract operation. The buyers plan to donate the collection to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
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