Obligations Of Memory Podcast Iser Flaum author of "Under My Bubbe's Wing available on Amazon.com talks about why he wrote the stories contained in the book in an series of four episodes for the Obligations Of Memory Podcast Network. Iser speaks through his father's voice which provides a true-life memoir of defiant endurance through cruelty and traumatic loss, leading to ultimate survival. The author presents his father’s ordeals during five and a half years of Nazi captivity during the Holocaust. Included is a section of his mother’s similar experiences, although limited by her difficulty in discussing this topic. As the title infers, throughout his father David, perceives the aura of his late grandma’s spirit protecting him with her angelic wings, as vowed in an early vision. Besides the brutal forced labor, extreme hunger, and massive life upheaval, there are numerous near-death escapes. He consistently feels luck being steered his way. With this fortune, perseverance, and daring he ends up as the lone survivor of his large family. A similar outcome applies to the author’s mother. Narrated from a first-person viewpoint it depicts forced migrations, Warsaw ghetto internment, and an ever worsening struggle to survive. Finally he must endure a series of Nazi camps for years until Russian liberation brings the war’s end. He becomes aware of the complete loss of family, being alone in the world in his early twenties. Finally free, DP camp life offers renewal, marriage, USA migration, and starting over. During the interview Iser shares how he left his survivor home to get his Master's in Engineering from Duke University, how me his wife of over 45 years Joni and raised three children. Iser and Joni have 2 grandchildren. Obligation Of Memory Podcast Interview conducted 7.25.2022 by Jeffery Giesener - Founder of the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group on the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Facebook Group and the YouTube Video Channel. If you have a story about the Shoah you would like to share, to quality send an email to [email protected] with a short synopsis of your story. I will be back in touch with you. The Obligation Of Memory Podcast publishes a new episode or series every week. Listen on Spotify/YouTube & Google Podcasts/Anchor/PodBean/Apple/Amazon and many other networks. Episode 1 If you have a story that touches the Shoah and you would like to be considered for an interview, write a short synopsis of your story and email it to [email protected] for consideration. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theobligationofmemory/message