EPISODE · Nov 30, 2023 · 1H
Teatime with Miss Liz T-E-A Open Discussion with Audrey Birnbaum "American Wolf"
from Teatime with Miss Liz · host Elizabeth Jean Olivia Gagnon
Morning teatime November 30th, 10 Am EST, coming and sharing a T-E-A with Miss Liz is Audrey Birnbaum, Author bringing you the American Wolf story on the Holocaust. Join us, and let's make a difference together.LIVE STREAMING TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS. LIVE SHOW ON MISS LIZ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL BELOW. Please give it a quick subscribe and be notified when teatimes are live.https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=VhVODhNkY__evnOtAudrey BirnbaumGrowing up in New York in the late 1960s, Audrey Birnbaum assumed that watching Holocaust documentaries was a perfectly normal family activity. On her first day of elementary school, Audrey sat in the cafeteria, unwrapped her liverwurst sandwich, and excitedly told her new classmates about her public television proclivities. Her Brady Bunch-watching peers had never heard of PBS, but they had heard of PB&J (and they weren't too keen on liverwurst either). They made it abundantly clear: Audrey's childhood was, in fact, not normal at all.We will never know whether it was schoolyard bullying or watching tragic Shoah documentaries responsible for Audrey's acute sensitivity to others, but that empathy may have helped pave the way for her choice of medicine as a career. Audrey chose to specialize in Pediatric Gastroenterology - for who needed more help than children, and where could anyone feel more suffering than in one's gut? Day in and day out, she watched intricate family dynamics play out in the context of fragile health. Audrey listened to each patient's story until she could retell it clearly and give it meaning. The seeds of writing had been planted through witnessing and recording these tender dramas.Shortly after her father died in 2018, Audrey stumbled upon his extensive notes detailing his childhood escape from Nazi Germany. Audrey felt compelled to start writing his riveting story, which addresses themes that are pressingly relevant today. While "American Wolf" deals with tragedy and loss, it punctuates the triumph of the human spirit. It is a memoir of Holocaust survival, a family drama, an immigration tale, and an often funny coming-of-age story that will impact anyone who has experienced prejudice, displacement, or questions about their identity.With her cherished medical career in the rear-view mirror, Audrey now enjoys singing, writing, reading, and being with friends who also had quirky childhoods. She lives with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and has three grown children. Audrey is currently working on her second book.https://www.audreybirnbaumauthor.com#teatimewithmissliz#makingadifference#holocaustsurvior#fatherstory#reallifestories#awareness#documentary#voiceforthevoiceless#joinus#livestreaming#podcastshow#triggerwarnings#likefollowshare#youtubechannel#subscribeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support.
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Morning teatime November 30th, 10 Am EST, coming and sharing a T-E-A with Miss Liz is Audrey Birnbaum, Author bringing you the American Wolf story on the Holocaust. Join us, and let's make a difference together.LIVE STREAMING TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS. LIVE SHOW ON MISS LIZ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL BELOW. Please give it a quick subscribe and be notified when teatimes are live.https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=VhVODhNkY__evnOtAudrey BirnbaumGrowing up in New York in the late 1960s, Audrey Birnbaum assumed that watching Holocaust documentaries was a perfectly normal family activity. On her first day of elementary school, Audrey sat in the cafeteria, unwrapped her liverwurst sandwich, and excitedly told her new classmates about her public television proclivities. Her Brady Bunch-watching peers had never heard of PBS, but they had heard of PB&J (and they weren't too keen on liverwurst either). They made it abundantly clear: Audrey's childhood was, in fact, not normal at all.We will never know whether it was schoolyard bullying or watching tragic Shoah documentaries responsible for Audrey's acute sensitivity to others, but that empathy may have helped pave the way for her choice of medicine as a career. Audrey chose to specialize in Pediatric Gastroenterology - for who needed more help than children, and where could anyone feel more suffering than in one's gut? Day in and day out, she watched intricate family dynamics play out in the context of fragile health. Audrey listened to each patient's story until she could retell it clearly and give it meaning. The seeds of writing had been planted through witnessing and recording these tender dramas.Shortly after her father died in 2018, Audrey stumbled upon his extensive notes detailing his childhood escape from Nazi Germany. Audrey felt compelled to start writing his riveting story, which addresses themes that are pressingly relevant today. While "American Wolf" deals with tragedy and loss, it punctuates the triumph of the human spirit. It is a memoir of Holocaust survival, a family drama, an immigration tale, and an often funny coming-of-age story that will impact anyone who has experienced prejudice, displacement, or questions about their identity.With her cherished medical career in the rear-view mirror, Audrey now enjoys singing, writing, reading, and being with friends who also had quirky childhoods. She lives with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and has three grown children. Audrey is currently working on her second book.https://www.audreybirnbaumauthor.com#teatimewithmissliz#makingadifference#holocaustsurvior#fatherstory<a...
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