We Were the Lucky Ones

Halina’s strength and hope are put to the test. Addy builds a new life in Rio. The end of the war triggers the Kurc family’s final search for answers.

Halina and Adam prepare for impending violence in Warsaw. Genek embarks on a dangerous mission. Addy struggles to move on with the unknown fate of his family.

With Sol and Nechuma in danger, Halina attempts to find refuge for her parents. Mila learns to assimilate in Warsaw. Bella searches for solace at the AVL Factory while Jakob faces life alone in the Radom ghetto.

Halina, Jakob, and Bella search for those missing in Lvov. Addy and Eliska attempt to enter Brazil. Genek faces a Siberian winter and a question of faith. Sol and Nechuma observe Rosh Hashanah.

Mila does everything to protect young Felicia. Halina, Jakob, and Bella face new danger in Lvov. Addy searches for Eliska in Morocco.

Genek and Herta are sent on a grueling train ride. Addy escapes Europe by sea. Halina starts a new job in Soviet-Occupied Lvov.

Halina and Bella start their passage to Lvov. Sol, Nechuma, and Mila must find a new home in German-occupied Radom. Addy is conscripted into a Polish unit of the French army.

The Kurc family celebrates Passover in Radom, Poland. One year later, the onset of World War II forces a devastating separation.