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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 at
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Here is the description of the book:


Michael Sherwood was born Meyer (Misha) Teichholz in Tarnopol, Poland in 1923. He escaped from Poland into Russia, serving in the Red Army at Stalingrad before being imprisoned in the Soviet Gulag. 

This is the amazing story of his Odyssey, his life and loves, the relatives and friends he lost, and how he was able to reunite with his brother during the war, in the gulag, and after the war. 

Most of all, it is about Michael Sherwood's unstoppable life force that propelled his incredible survival and led him after the war to Israel, New York, and to a
successful career leading tours to the Soviet Union. 

Michael Sherwood lives in New York surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.

This morning’s New York Times carries a review of David Ives’ play, “New Jerusalem: the Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation, Amsterdam, July 27 1656,” capping a veritable trifecta of publicity for the 17^th Century Philosopher who was excommunicated by Amsterdam’s Jewish community (interestingly, his grandparents were conversos who fled the Spanish inquisition, and were expelled from France. It was only his father Miguel who returned to the Jewish faith upon arriving in Amsterdam).

First there was Matthew Stewart’s well reviewed tome, “The Courtier and the Heretic” (Norton); then Rebecca Goldstein’s “Betraying Spinoza” from Nextbook/Schocken –where it’s been one of their best selling titles. And now (off) Broadway!

What next: Spinoza, the musical? Or “Search for Substance: the Bento Spinoza story” ?