Episode
60 Minutes: Critical Condition, Talking to the Past
Overview
Struggling in a coronavirus-ravaged economy; And, Holocaust survivors will be able to share their stories after death thanks to a new project.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2020-04-05
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Critical Condition, Talking to the Past is Episode 27 in Season 52 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2020-04-05. The runtime is 44 min.
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