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Story summary
- In 1886, Bernhard Förster and his wife Elisabeth founded Nueva Germania in Paraguay as a utopia free of Jews.
- Only 14 families settled, facing harsh conditions and meager harvests despite promises of fertile land.
- After Bernhard Förster's death in 1889, Elisabeth tried to sustain the colony but eventually returned to Germany.
- Today about 2,000 residents live in Nueva Germania, with many unaware of the dark past.
