Encore Presentation: Meryl Frank's memoir UNEARTHED & the important lessons of the Holocaust

Meryl chats with Meryl Frank about her new memoir, Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust. They discuss the author’s multi-year, multi-country research journey to unravel the story of what happened to her cousin, Franya Winter, a celebrated actress in the Yiddish Theater who perished during The Holocaust. They talk about the resurgence of antisemitism today and the importance of keeping alive the memory and lessons of The Holocaust. Ambassador Meryl Frank (ret) is an international champion of women’s leadership, human rights and political participation. She is the former mayor of Highland Park, NJ and was named one of “The Fifty Most Influential Jews in the World” by The Jerusalem Post. Frank serves as President of Makeda Global Network and sits on the US Holocaust Memorial Council and the Board of YIVO, the Institute for Jewish Research. Her memoir, Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust is available from Hachette Books. Author’s website: ⁠www.merylfrank.com/⁠ Copyright by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network ⁠#AuthorsOnTheAir⁠ ⁠#AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork⁠ ⁠#AOTA⁠ ⁠#MerylFrank⁠ ⁠#Unearthed⁠ ⁠#PaperBrigade⁠ ⁠#VilnaGhetto⁠ ⁠#TheHolocaust⁠ ⁠#VilnaTheater⁠ ⁠#YiddishTheater⁠ ⁠#FranyaWinter⁠ ⁠#Memoir⁠ ⁠#FamilyHistory⁠ ⁠#Antisemitism⁠ ⁠#Research⁠ ⁠#MemorialCandle⁠ ⁠#KeeperOfFamilyHistory⁠ ⁠#StandUpToHate⁠ ⁠#WritingProcess⁠ ⁠#Yiddish⁠ ⁠#AntisemiticHateCrimes⁠ ⁠#LessonsOfTheHolocaust⁠ ⁠#Storytelling⁠ ⁠#TheDiaryOfAnneFrank⁠ ⁠#YIVO⁠ ⁠#PeopleoftheBook⁠ ⁠#MerylAin⁠ ⁠#TheTakeawayMen⁠ ⁠#Sequel⁠ ⁠#ShadowsWeCarry⁠ ⁠#LetsTalkJewishBooks⁠ ⁠#JewsLoveToRead⁠!