A Powerful Story of Trauma, Survival, and Identity

Sara started middle school with a target on her back. Her father warned her that some of her classmates were the children of Israeli mobsters that he had exposed. As a journalist for Haaretz Daily, Ran Kislev’s relentless investigations uncovered the world of organized crime, political corruption, and other forces lurking in Israel’s shadow. This frequently put his family in jeopardy, leaving a young Sara to deal with the consequences.As an adult, Sara struggled to understand her father’s motivations and contradictions: Why provoke dangerous criminals by publishing their names? Why defend an accused Nazi collaborator? And what about his philandering and secret children? Then, on the day of Ran’s funeral, the man who had been his anonymous source introduced himself to Sara, setting her on an unexpected path.My Father’s Shadow is Sara’s memoir of what transpired before and after she stepped through a door to memory she had long avoided. Now a psychologist and mother herself, she ventures into the shadows of her and her father’s past, revealing a complicated history of trauma, survival, and identity.She is the author of "My Father’s Shadow: Uncovering the Stories Between the Lines." https://myfathersshadow.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.orgSupport the show