Set against the backdrop of Jewish history in Scandinavia during WWII, this 70,000-word historical memoir blends historical facts from WWII in Scandinavia with personal anecdotes about my growing awakening to the existence of a Jewish people. The non-fiction book is especially appealing to readers not familiar with the targeted geographic area, with much of the material deriving from the interest expressed by listeners at my ongoing speaking engagements. Stories make history come alive.

Readers get important historical facts (for instance, that Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway on the same day in 1940 while Finland and Sweden were left alone) without being over-whelmed by mind-numbing information, in a way that the previous literature about the years 1940-1945 has not done.

At least one professor of Holocaust and genocide studies doesn’t think the subject should be taught just as history, because then it becomes easy for students to say, “It happened then, it happened there, it has no relevance here.” He maintains that connecting the topic with everyday people is essential. My personal reflections let readers see how history and culture continue to affect the way we still view human relations, specifically in the area of tolerance and the fight against antisemitism.

(paperback ISBN: 9780988216921; also e-book formats KINDLE and Barnes & Noble NOOK). Ask your favorite bookstore about it!