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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 44 MIN

Escaping Nazi Occupied Hungary

from Your Lot and Parcel · host Benjamin Diaz/Katherine MK Mitchell, Author, Screenwriter and Holocaust Survivor

Her memoir details the longest day of her life a covert journey by truck, buggy, and on foot while escaping communist Hungary with her mother, readers will be enthralled with this rollercoaster ride that takes her from Budapest to New York, and Hollywood.Born Jewish in Nazi occupied Hungary during WWII, she survives the horror of being a war baby to becoming a promising ballerina, and then a nationally ranked gymnast, whose dreams are dashed in communist Hungary. Her mother’s attempts to get them to the promised land of Israel fails. They made it to the Midwest where she went from being a star gymnast to a refugee dishwasher. Eventually finding their way to New York City, she became a model, before marrying an aspiring actor and heading to the promised land of Hollywood.This is an indelible story of resilience, hope, and the pursuit of a better life. https://www.amazon.com/Budapest-Hollywood-Searching-Promised-Land/dp/B0CLH5CQ6Mhttp://www.yourlotandparcel.orgSupport the show

Her memoir details the longest day of her life a covert journey by truck, buggy, and on foot while escaping communist Hungary with her mother, readers will be enthralled with this rollercoaster ride that takes her from Budapest to New York, and Hollywood. Born Jewish in Nazi occupied Hungary during WWII, she survives the horror of being a war baby to becoming a promising ballerina, and then a nationally ranked gymnast, whose dreams are dashed in communist Hungary. Her mother’s attempts to get...

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