publication date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)

category: Activism

clue: Pearl Buck and Ralph Edwards have this hibakusha in common.

explanation: Kondo was an anti-war advocate who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima (the term "hibakusha" describes these survivors). She lived with Buck in America, and appeared on Edwards's television program This is Your Life. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods

Axis: On the eve of the second world war, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a three-way pact to oppose their mutual enemies. These five goos repesent some of the best and worst people associated with the Axis side of the war.

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