Wow, just Wow! You won’t believe this conversation. I (Becky Berry) interview Linda Broenniman about her book “The Politzer Saga.”

Imagine writing a history of your family that spans 300 years. Now imagine writing it after you found out that everything you thought you knew about your family was a lie. That’s what Linda Broenniman did and that’s what we talked about.

After finding out unexpectedly that the father she thought was Catholic was instead Jewish, Linda decided to search for the truth about her family. She wanted to know more about her grandmother.

The history that Linda shares in her book really does span 300 years – that’s 8 generations. Not only that, she’s included family trees, photographs, and other materials documenting the life of her family in Hungary.

We talk about what it was like to find out that what you thought you knew about your family wasn’t true and that the truth included the journey of Jews in Hungary for 300 years (I know I keep writing 300 years, but it’s mind boggling – and powerful). Discovering family you didn’t even know you had. Finding out your mother was a hero of Israel for hiding Jews fleeing the holocaust during World War II.

One of the most striking themes in the book is the picture it paints of what it was like to be Jewish in Europe over 300 years. Linda’s work highlights the recurring cycles of prosperity, prosecution, and banishment that defined the life of Jews during this time.

I love that, at the beginning of each chapter, Linda tells us the familial relationship to her of the she’s writing about. So, when she shares that one of her ancestors is the father of modern otology, she lists how many generations there are between her and him (the number of greats indicates the number of generations).

We talk about how writing this book allowed Linda to connect with her Hungarian roots in a deep and meaningful way.

It was a great conversation. The book is totally worth your time.

And, by the way, her book is on sale at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. It’s that important (emphasis mine).

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