{"id":3839,"date":"2006-09-22T21:56:03","date_gmt":"2006-09-23T01:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:47:09","slug":"lest-we-forget-holocaust-trapped-in-hitlers-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/lest-we-forget-holocaust-trapped-in-hitlers-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Lest We Forget &#8230;Holocaust &#8211; Trapped in Hitler&#8217;s Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is an excerpt from <em>Trapped in Hitler&#8217;s Hell<\/em>. Lighthouse Trails Publishing released this true story of Holocaust survivor and Jewish believer, Anita Dittman, earlier this year. It&#8217;s a story every Christian should read. We must not forget what happened not too many years ago. People are so easily deceived. 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