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  • Eva married Michael Kor and they had two children, eventually settling in Terre Haute, Ind. In 1984, Kor founded a survivors group called CANDLES: Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors, and later opened a small Holocaust museum.

    JTA - Recent News 2010

  • Then again, I think the hippies are just plain dumb for thinking that encouraging people to turn off lights and LIGHT FRICKING CANDLES INSTEAD will do anything to help the environment.

    Matthew Yglesias » Human Achievement Hour 2010

  • NINETY CANDLES got a lot of heat as did BROWNSVILLE about various aspects, but there was always a bit of detail or expansion about what the critic liked or thought worked and I would have liked to have seen that from you, someone whose opinions I respect.

    The Big Kahn » Comics Worth Reading 2009

  • One of the favorite bits of food is THOSE CAKE & CANDLES you pictured.

    Four, as in Quarters Anne Johnson 2009

  • This news really make me so so so shocking this monday I watched PRETTY IN PINK, and yesterday I watched SIXTEEN CANDLES, BREAKFAST CLUB which still holds up as one of my all time favourite, and ready to rewatch Ferris Bueller tonight then......

    Breaking: John Hughes Has Passed Away | /Film 2009

  • Today the worship is more modern: movies where a comet's tail causes the apoc alypse, and bit parts in the opening credits of 'Star Trek' showsLIKE CANDLES IN THE SKY Key:

    When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings 2008

  • “Gentlemens, her dinner is ready, and HER CANDLES ARE LIGHTED TOO,” said Donald, with a strong guttural emphasis on the last clause of his speech.

    A Legend of Montrose 2008

  • GROSSE POINTE BLANK is my SIXTEEN CANDLES, released a decade late.

    VinceKeenan.com 2004

  • Part of that by erecting museum called, CANDLES, which stand for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors.

    CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2005 2005

  • TONY MARSHAK, CEO, SWAZI CANDLES: I think it's an excellent marketing tool.

    CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005 2005

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