EPISODE · Jul 18, 2026 · 46 MIN
Dr. Robert Wolf: My Father's Four Escapes From Nazi and Communist Hungary
from The James Finochio Show · host James Finochio
Send us Fan MailDr. Robert Wolf is a retired radiologist and the son of Hungarian Jewish parents who survived forced labor camps, Nazi occupation, and life under Hungarian communism before escaping to the United States in 1956. His father was a four time escape artist, twice from a forced labor camp and twice from communist Hungary, once as a medical student and once during the Hungarian Revolution.In this conversation Rob talks about reading his father's manuscript years after it was written, what it took to turn that story into the book Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man's Fight for Freedom, and why he thinks apathy, not hate, is the real opposite of love. We also get into what antisemitism actually looks like today, how his parents' experience shaped the way he sees the current moment, and what he hopes readers and listeners take from it.Book: Not a Real Enemy, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart Website: robertjwolfmd.com YouTube: Not a Real Enemy by Robert WolfSupport the show
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Send us Fan Mail Dr. Robert Wolf is a retired radiologist and the son of Hungarian Jewish parents who survived forced labor camps, Nazi occupation, and life under Hungarian communism before escaping to the United States in 1956. His father was a four time escape artist, twice from a forced labor camp and twice from communist Hungary, once as a medical student and once during the Hungarian Revolution. In this conversation Rob talks about reading his father's manuscript years after it was writt...
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