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The Unanswered Letter

One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help

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The Unanswered Letter

By: Faris Cassell
Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
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"Dear Madam - You are surely informed about the situation of all Jews in Central Europe and this letter will not astonish you."

In August 1939, just days before World War II broke out in Europe, a Jewish man in Vienna named Alfred Berger mailed a desperate letter to a stranger in America who shared his last name.

"By pure chance I got your address...I beg you instantly to send for me and my wife...."

Decades later, journalist Faris Cassell stumbled upon the stunning letter and became determined to uncover the story behind it. How did the American Bergers respond? Did Alfred and his family escape Nazi Germany? Over a decade-long investigation, Cassell traveled thousands of miles; explored archives and offices in Austria, Belarus, Israel, and the Czech Republic; interviewed descendants; and found letters, photos, and sketches made by family members during the Holocaust.

This is Cassell’s account of the devastating true story of The Unanswered Letter.

©2020 Faris Cassell (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing 20th Century Judaism Military Modern World Holocaust War
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So many questions I had about the lives of Jews before and during WW2 are answered in this book. The story of one family struggling to escape, survive and live is told with incredible detail about the politics and reasons for many international decisions about migration and lack of support for those fleeing or attempting to flee the noose of Hitler's reach. The book remains interesting and informative to the last word in the epilogue

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