Greg Dawson has been a newspaper man all of his adult life. I've read his columns for decades. He's funny, smart and insightful. When I first started reading him he was doing movie and T.V. reviews. Today Dave and I heard him speak at our Speaker Series. But it wasn't about entertainment or current events or consumer protection.
He spoke about his mom - and her secret.
Zhanna Dawson was, and is, a beautiful woman. When Greg was growing up she, along with Greg's dad, taught at the renowned Indiana University School of Music. She was a concert pianist. Greg and his brother had a wonderful childhood in Bloomington, Indiana.
Greg never heard the word holocaust in his home.
But when Greg was 30 years old he discovered that his mother was a holocaust survivor. When she was a 14 year old in the Ukraine, with her father's help, she miraculously escaped a Nazi death march. She and her sister lived out the war by making music for the "beasts."
Greg's mom is a Ukrainian Jew who's entire family was wiped out. Her story is astounding. Why didn't she tell her sons her story until they were grown?
How can you tell children about such things? It would be cruel.
Greg Dawson has written two books about his mother's experience. The first, "Hiding in the Spotlight" is about her experience. The second "Judgement Before Nuremberg," deals with the holocaust in the Ukraine and the first Nazi war crimes trial. A story that most folks don't know about.
I bought the books and have started reading the first. I can hardly put it down
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He spoke about his mom - and her secret.Zhanna Dawson was, and is, a beautiful woman. When Greg was growing up she, along with Greg's dad, taught at the renowned Indiana University School of Music. She was a concert pianist. Greg and his brother had a wonderful childhood in Bloomington, Indiana.
Greg never heard the word holocaust in his home.
But when Greg was 30 years old he discovered that his mother was a holocaust survivor. When she was a 14 year old in the Ukraine, with her father's help, she miraculously escaped a Nazi death march. She and her sister lived out the war by making music for the "beasts."
Greg's mom is a Ukrainian Jew who's entire family was wiped out. Her story is astounding. Why didn't she tell her sons her story until they were grown?
How can you tell children about such things? It would be cruel.
Greg Dawson has written two books about his mother's experience. The first, "Hiding in the Spotlight" is about her experience. The second "Judgement Before Nuremberg," deals with the holocaust in the Ukraine and the first Nazi war crimes trial. A story that most folks don't know about.
I bought the books and have started reading the first. I can hardly put it down
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