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The Politzer Saga
Linda A. Broenniman
Bethesda Communications Group
http://www.bcgpub.com
9781736777374, $39.95, HC, 256pp
https://www.amazon.com/Politzer-Saga-Linda-Broenniman/dp/1736777378
Synopsis: A housefire in 2011. The contents of a box that survives become the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983 - the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and what little family history she knew was a lie.
Searching for truth, Linda pieces together the astonishing story of her Jewish ancestors (the Politzer family) their remarkable lives lost to her father's secrets.
From the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1700s to modern day Hungary and America, she finds her family: doctors and lawyers, entrepreneurs and industrialists, writers and musicians, artists and art collectors. She learns of their resilience in surviving religious persecution, wars, epidemics, and economic upheavals. Finding her roots brings Linda a new sense of who she is and a peace that now she can honor the memories of her family.
Critique: Presenting a family history and personal biography, with the publication of "The Politzer Saga" by Linda Ambrus Broenniman, encompasses issues that still echo today with respect to the presence and impact of anti-Semitism, prejudice, persecution, and the enduring costs of attempts at assimilation. It should be noted that "The Politzer Saga" from the Bethesda Communications Group is also the subject of an Exhibition at the Rumbach Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary. Especially and unreservedly recommended to readers with an interest in Jewish biographies/memoirs and Holocaust histories, "The Politzer Saga" is an important addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library collections. It should be noted that "The Politzer Saga" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
Editorial Note: Linda Ambrus Broenniman grew up in Buffalo, New York. She is the middle child of seven born to Hungarian physicians who survived World War II and started their new life in the US in 1949.Linda graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in psychology. Several years after getting her MBA from Carnegie Mellon, she left mainstream corporate America to follow her path as an entrepreneur, building companies in technology and biotech. She let her passion for uncovering hidden potential in unexpected places guide her. And she allowed this passion to fuel her search for her hidden family.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
The Politzer Saga
Linda A. Broenniman
Bethesda Communications Group
http://www.bcgpub.com
9781736777374, $39.95, HC, 256pp
https://www.amazon.com/Politzer-Saga-Linda-Broenniman/dp/1736777378
Synopsis: A housefire in 2011. The contents of a box that survives become the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983 - the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and what little family history she knew was a lie.
Searching for truth, Linda pieces together the astonishing story of her Jewish ancestors (the Politzer family) their remarkable lives lost to her father's secrets.
From the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1700s to modern day Hungary and America, she finds her family: doctors and lawyers, entrepreneurs and industrialists, writers and musicians, artists and art collectors. She learns of their resilience in surviving religious persecution, wars, epidemics, and economic upheavals. Finding her roots brings Linda a new sense of who she is and a peace that now she can honor the memories of her family.
Critique: Presenting a family history and personal biography, with the publication of "The Politzer Saga" by Linda Ambrus Broenniman, encompasses issues that still echo today with respect to the presence and impact of anti-Semitism, prejudice, persecution, and the enduring costs of attempts at assimilation. It should be noted that "The Politzer Saga" from the Bethesda Communications Group is also the subject of an Exhibition at the Rumbach Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary. Especially and unreservedly recommended to readers with an interest in Jewish biographies/memoirs and Holocaust histories, "The Politzer Saga" is an important addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library collections. It should be noted that "The Politzer Saga" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
Editorial Note: Linda Ambrus Broenniman grew up in Buffalo, New York. She is the middle child of seven born to Hungarian physicians who survived World War II and started their new life in the US in 1949.Linda graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in psychology. Several years after getting her MBA from Carnegie Mellon, she left mainstream corporate America to follow her path as an entrepreneur, building companies in technology and biotech. She let her passion for uncovering hidden potential in unexpected places guide her. And she allowed this passion to fuel her search for her hidden family.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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