Meet-the-Author: The Politzer Saga
Thu, Oct 05
|AMERICAN HUNGARIAN LIBRARY AND HISTORICA
Join Linda Ambrus Broenniman talking about her new book, The Politzer Saga, telling the story of her quest to discover the truth behind her family’s biggest secret—that her Catholic father was actually Jewish family in Hungary and his family’s history was a lie. This event will be in English.
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
AMERICAN HUNGARIAN LIBRARY AND HISTORICA, 215 E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the Event
THE POLITZER SAGA
By Linda Ambrus Broenniman
A box found among the ashes of a house fire launches Linda Ambrus Broenniman on a quest to discover the truth behind her family’s biggest secret—that her Catholic father was actually Jewish and his family’s history was a lie.
In (Bethesda Communications Group; September 12, 2023) Broenniman tells the story of her search for truth and pieces together the astonishing history of eight generations of her Jewish ancestors – the Politzer family – their remarkable lives almost lost to her father’s secrets.THE POLITZER SAGA
Dating back to 18th century Hungary, is a tale of people who lived, struggled, suffered, and prevailed. Among the family members Broenniman discovers are highly accomplished doctors, entrepreneurs and industrialists, artists and musicians, and art collectors. They are buffeted by events in the world around them: world wars, political uprisings, religious persecution, and unimaginable hardships. The characters come to…