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This month, the library is delighted to read with you with the fire on high by elizabeth acevedo. In july 1944, thirtytwoyearold swedish diplomat raoul wallenberg arrived in budapest on a mission to rescue the last jews of europe. Mar 14, 2020 part of arena stages ongoing power plays, the world premiere of celia and fidel transports the audience back to a time when fidel castro was not just a name in the history books, but a feared. He has also lived and worked in germany and france, and was a postgraduate student at edinburgh university.
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