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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 31 MIN

Encore Presentation: Alex Kor: A Blessing, Not a Burden, a memoir from the child of two holocaust survivors

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Meryl chats with Alex Kor about his 2024 memoir, A Blessing, Not a Burden, which chronicles his incredible journey as the child of two Holocaust survivors to his present day mission of keeping alive his parents’ legacy. They also discuss his mother’s controversial decision, as a Mengele twin, to forgive the Nazis. Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, Alex Kor is the son of two Holocaust survivors, Eva Mozes Kor and her husband, Michael. Alex holds a BS in Chemistry, an MS in Exercise Physiology, and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. A full-time podiatrist, he is a member of the CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. His memoir, A Blessing, Not a Burden, was published in May 2024. Guest’s Website and Social Media links: Amazon: ⁠a.co/d/fuNHN7T⁠ Author Website: ⁠www.myholocaustlegacy.com/⁠ Pediment Publishing: ⁠www.pediment.com/⁠ People of the Book is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network Website: merylain.com/ ⁠#AuthorsOnTheAir⁠ ⁠#AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork⁠ ⁠#AOTA⁠ ⁠#PeopleOfTheBookPodcastWithMerylAin⁠ ⁠#PeopleOfTheBook⁠ ⁠#AlexKor⁠ ⁠#Memoir⁠ ⁠#ABlessingNotABurden⁠ ⁠#EvaKor⁠ ⁠#Auschwitz⁠ ⁠#JosefMengele⁠ ⁠#AngelOfDeath⁠ ⁠#Mengele⁠ ⁠#MengeleTwin⁠ ⁠#Miriam⁠ ⁠#Twins⁠ ⁠#MichaelKor⁠ ⁠#MickeyKor⁠ ⁠#TerreHaute⁠ ⁠#Israel⁠ ⁠#TheHolocaust⁠ ⁠#Holocaust⁠ ⁠#CANDLES⁠ ⁠#Indiana⁠ ⁠#Forgiveness⁠ ⁠#Nazis⁠ ⁠#Nazi⁠ ⁠#Atrocities⁠ ⁠#MedicalExperiments⁠ ⁠#TwinsReunionAtAuschwitz⁠ ⁠#ParentsLegacy⁠ ⁠#KeepingHolocaustLegacyAlive⁠ ⁠#ButlerUniversity⁠ ⁠#CocaCola⁠ ⁠#MerylAin⁠ ⁠#TheTakeawayMen⁠ ⁠#ShadowsWeCarry⁠ ⁠#LetsTalkJewishBooks⁠ ⁠#JewsLoveToRead⁠ ⁠#PeopleOfTheBookPodcast

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