Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance JCHRnow.com presents Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: There Will Be Stories   Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 With Authors: Robert Wolf - Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man’s Fight for Freedom Not a Real Enemy is the true story of Ervin Wolf and his family as the fascist tide of Eastern Europe takes hold of Hungary. From the Wolfs’ comfortable upper-class life to imprisonment, daring escapes, tragic deaths, cloak-and-dagger adventures, and Ervin’s final escape to freedom in the dead of night. Almost half a million Jewish Hungarians are deported to Auschwitz. Among the few surviving Hungarian Jews from this era were young men who, like Ervin Wolf, were forced into the brutal Labor Service where they were cut off from the outside world and forced to endure inhumane brutalities and servitude. Once freed, a new oppression took hold as communist rule under Stalin turned friends to foes, enveloped the nation in fear and suspicion, and tested everyone’s character and strength…Hungary, 1944 Jenna Zark – Crooked Lines: A Single Mom's Jewish Journey While trying to sort out the answer to this question along with the question of what being Jewish meant to her-Zark began writing. This book was born of the journey. Married to the cantor of a Jewish synagogue, trying to fit into a life she hadn't anticipated, Jenna is completely unprepared when her marriage falls apart. Now staring down the prospect of being a single mom, Jenna has to decide if and how to work with her former husband, now co-parent, to give her son a Jewish heritage. While the holidays and rituals in these pages are Jewish, the theme is universal and familiar to anyone who has ever experienced life-transforming loss. Crooked Lines is Jenna's honest and compelling story of navigating divorce, single parenthood, interfaith marriage, and losing parents while holding on to one's humor and traditions. A Family’s Fight For Freedom Dr. Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz - Land of Many Bridges - My Fathers Story   Land of Many Bridges is a riveting novel that tells the true story of the Samuel family as they forge a path to survival, often separated but always together in spirit. The author honors her family’s struggle and imparts an important history about the Holocaust in Holland. Land of Many Bridges is told from the perspective of five family members,  Bela Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz’s memoir recounts her family’s suffering during WWII, often reflecting on the long-lasting trauma and fissures caused by this event. From her two-year-old sister’s bleached hair, her parents’ immense feeling of survival guilt, and a daring escape from Camp Westerbork, the memoir spares no detail in sharing her family’s victories and failures. As the threat of Nazi violence against the Jews of Overijssel grows, David Simon Samuel ties a knot in the corner of his huge red handkerchief to remind him of the “inner whisper” warning him against the danger of Hitler. This marks the beginning of the horrifying years endured by David and his family. A page-turning tale of suspense, tragedy, comedy, and ultimately, triumph. Curated, Produced and Moderated by Jeffery Giesener - Founder of the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance JCHRnow.com Group --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theobligationofmemory/message