article_snippet.sent: During Tomasz Lazar's interviews, many of the survivors broke down in tears.
article_snippet.sent: It was very traumatic for the survivors," Tomasz Lazar said.
article_snippet.sent: Another exile, Sofia Bocian, told Tomasz Lazar how Tomasz Lazar brother escaped Another exile, Sofia Bocian prison camp, leaving Tomasz Lazar with the horrifying experience of being interrogated by Soviet secret police.
article_snippet.sent: Tomasz Lazar said the interviews surprised Tomasz Lazar.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Tomasz Lazar subjects' traumatic experiences, "his subjects' welcomed me with open arms," Tomasz Lazar recalled.