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The Unanswered Letter
- One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
"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.
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- Janet Jones
- 23-03-23
An amazing.....
informative and compelling to listen to book. The narrator was good even though she pronounced a couple of things wrong.
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- Jane Law
- 09-05-22
Enlightening and respectfully written.
I thought I knew this history, but this is a very important book tracing a whole "ordinary" family. The correspondence is astonishing in its volume and content. The unspoken aspect of this indicates the true devotion to family of all the members, and the efforts they made for eachother.
This is also an important insight into the plight of all refugees, and how our prejudices, pre-conceived ideas, and assumptions can not only affect the lives of others, but can actually destroy, even if we are not directly involved in the primary violence.
I will listen again and highly recommend this to anyone who cares about humanity.
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- jane bailey
- 19-10-22
The unanswered letter
I found this book compelling ngand informative. Am glad I listened to it rather than read it as the subject matter was sometimes difficult comprehend it none the less fascinating for its story of hoe in adversity
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- sadith
- 10-09-21
How can anyone mispronounce Adolf Hitler?
I gave up on this book relatively early as I found the narration irritating. It really bothers me to hear possibly the most notorious name in history pronounced incorrectly. Really no excuse for it.
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