Radnor Memorial Library, Radnor Historical Society, and Main Point Books welcome author Judy Rakowsky and her book “Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, The Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II.”
This event will take place in the Winsor Room at Radnor Memorial Library. Reservations are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins will be welcome. Books are available through Eventbrite, the store’s website, and at th event. Autographed copies can be mailed to the U.S. ... view more »
Radnor Memorial Library, Radnor Historical Society, and Main Point Books welcome author Judy Rakowsky and her book “Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, The Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II.”
This event will take place in the Winsor Room at Radnor Memorial Library. Reservations are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins will be welcome. Books are available through Eventbrite, the store’s website, and at th event. Autographed copies can be mailed to the U.S. after the event.
About the Author
Judy Rakowsky is an award-winning journalist whose career of enterprise reporting for The Boston Globe, The Providence Journal and People Magazine often led coverage on the major stories of the times from organized crime, priest sex to online bullying of teens in the 2000s. She has garnered awards for feature writing, sensitivity to crime victims, enterprise reporting, and domestic violence. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
About the Book
Investigative journalist Judy Rakowsky and her elderly cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, never knew what happened to their family during the Holocaust. All they knew was that their relatives were hidden away from the Nazis by neighbors, and then they were never heard from again. Over the course of two decades, the two traveled back to Sam’s hometown in Poland in search of clues to what became of their lost family — but when they asked questions, doors were shut in their faces. As they soon learned, Poland has done all it can to obscure its involvement with the Nazi party.
A globe-trotting detective story, Jews in the Garden turns investigative eyes and ears towards the horrific actions taken by regular citizens during the Holocaust. This unlikely sleuthing pair knocks on doors, petitions court documents, gets run off properties, seeks clandestine meetings, and ultimately discovers what really happened to the Jews in the garden next door.
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