On June 21, 1941, Adolph Hitler breaks the non-aggression pact with Joseph Stalin and orders the German Army to invade Soviet-controlled Eastern Poland with lightning speed.
Teenager Yitzhak Barkan, along with his family, relatives and thousands of Jews, are affected by this sudden German invasion. They have to make an immediate decision to either remain in their small Polish town and face the Nazis, or flee by joining the Soviet evacuation to Uzbekistan.
The program starts at 10 a.m. with refreshments and conversation and the presentation starts at 10:30 a.m.
The historical fiction book, “Yitzhak’s Escape: The Jewish Flight to Uzbekistan,” is based on the true story of author Sandor Lubisch‘s maternal family, who lived in the small Eastern Polish town called Bolechov.
The book was recently added to the Arizona Department of Education’s Holocaust fiction book list for grades 7-9 and grades 9-12 and listed on the Phoenix Holocaust Association’s recommended resource book list.
The author will share his family’s story during this Tuesday at the J session. He will also sign books after his talk. Purchase the book here.
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Chandler, AZ 85224
