Holocaust

Michael (Teichholz) Sherwood’s Memoir

By at 15 April, 2008, 10:49 am

Michael Sherwood, a relative of mine (my father’s cousin, or second cousin)has written his memoir.  You can view a preview of the book athttp://www.lulu.com/content/1999042You can order the book here <http://www.lulu.com/content/1999042> : Thecost is $20.62 plus shipping.Here is the description of the book:Michael Sherwood was born Meyer (Misha) Teichholz in Tarnopol, Poland in 1923. He escaped […]

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Michael (Teichholz) Sherwood’s Memoir

By at 15 April, 2008, 10:49 am

Michael Sherwood, a relative of mine (my father’s cousin, or second cousin)has written his memoir.  You can view a preview of the book athttp://www.lulu.com/content/1999042You can order the book here <http://www.lulu.com/content/1999042> : Thecost is $20.62 plus shipping.Here is the description of the book:Michael Sherwood was born Meyer (Misha) Teichholz in Tarnopol, Poland in 1923. He escaped […]

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New Yorker Mag: PIcturing Auschwitz

By at 13 March, 2008, 10:13 am

Alec Wilkinson has a piece in this week’s New Yorker magazine about the recently recovered photo album of German officers at Auschwitz, including Mengele and Hoess — called “Picturing Auschwitz.” [To view the photos click here.] There are a number of fascinating things in the article, including the tidbits about how various researchers were able […]

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Philip Roth from conversation to Fiction in EXIT GHOST

By at 26 February, 2008, 3:14 pm

    As I mentioned in my current column, I have been trying to catch up on the stack of last year’s books that I should have and wanted to read but just never got around to.     As past of that syllabus, I recently embarked on Philip Roth’s Exit Ghost.     I was reading along, […]

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An Obit worth reading

By at 13 February, 2008, 2:47 pm

Martha Blum, author of the Walnut Tree has died. Her obit in The Globe and Mail is worth reading…..read all the way to the end and read her last words…. MARTHA BLUM, 94: WRITER Pharmacist survived the Holocaust to publish her first novel at 86 All told, the Saskatoon teacher and musician wrote three books […]

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