Talia Carner discusses the historical origins of THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO

Meryl chats with Talia Carner about her new novel, The Boy With the Star Tattoo, including the top secret Israeli operation that took place in Cherbourg, France in 1968-69. They also discuss the issue of hidden children during and after the Holocaust. In their conversation, Talia candidly speaks about the antisemitism that was leveled against her new novel. Talia Carner is a proud seventh-generation Sabra, who has written six novels, including Puppet Child, China Doll, Jerusalem Maiden, Hotel Moscow, The Third Daughter and her latest novel, The Boy With the Star Tattoo. Formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Talia is a committed supporter of global human rights and feminism. She is a board member of HBI–the Jewish women research center at Brandeis University. In November 2023, Algemeiner magazine named Talia Carner as one of the Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2023. Talia is married to Ron Carner, former president of Maccabi USA. They live in New York and Florida and have four grown children. Author’s website: taliacarner.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorTalia Instagram: www.instagram.com/talia.carner/ People of the Book is copyrighted by Authors on The Air Global Radio Network. #AuthorsOnTheAir #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #AOTA #Talia Carner #TheBoyWithTheStarTattoo #Hadassah #YouthAliyah #HiddenChildren #Cherbourg #Holocaust #AfterTheHolocaust #PostHolocaust #Israel #IDF #Family #FamilyTree #RighteousGentiles #FamilyTrauma #Goodreads #antisemitism #AntiZionism #FamilySecrets #Resilience #HolocaustSurvivors #TheThird Daughter #JerusalemMaiden #HotelMoscow #ChinaDoll #PuppetChild #PeopleoftheBook #FeedspotTop10JewishPodcasts #MerylAin #TheTakeawayMen #ShadowsWeCarry #LetsTalkJewishBooks #JewsLoveToRead!