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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 21 > Historic rescue hits home for 2 Central Oregonians

Historic rescue hits home for 2 Central Oregonians

60 years later, a Holocaust survivor finally crosses paths with an American GI who took part in the liberation of Germany

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
September 21, 2008

Hans Biglajzer is a world-class saddle-maker, although he may have missed his calling.

The 82-year-old Bend man has a joke for just about every situation. Some of them are funny. And his full-bodied, complicit smile fills a room, brings it together.

“Did you hear the one about....

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