Thank you for the report, Edgar! And congratulations to Frank on this very successful book launch!
I was wondering how things went and am so moved to read your report. During that same trip to Amsterdam (in 2009?) when I first met you, Edgar, my brother and I also arranged to meet Robert Brucker and his family. At the time, we couldn’t figure out how we were related, but with the availability of the “Seven Seals” Radautz BMD databases nowadays, we were able to define our common ancestry . . . with some prompting from Frank. Warmest wishes, Bruce From: Edgar Hauster <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM To: CZERNOWITZ-L <[email protected]> Cc: Bruce Reisch <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: NEW BOOK: "Catharina" by Frank Krake Czernowitzers... Frank Krake is a bestselling author from the Netherlands and has published his eighth book, “Catharina”. I had the privilege of attending the book launch yesterday, which took place at the Westerbork Camp Remembrance Center. The Westerbork camp was known as the “portal to hell” during the Second World War. It was a “transit camp” to extermination camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor. This fascinating true story centers on the extraordinary history of Jewish Catharina Brücker. Through a bizarre turn of events, she survived World War II. Dear Czernowitzers, do you have any idea where Catherina's family roots lie? In Bukovina, where else, she came from the Brücker family of tailors from Putna, who found their destiny and success in Rotterdam. https://youtu.be/6leKJ-5qafI?si=1TjY6KRlH88zCNSp It's a small world, so we're not surprised but all the more fascinated that BRUCE REISCH is related to the Brückers. Members of the Brücker family even from Canada were present at the book launch, which was very well attended and received a strong media coverage on TV and in the press. https://www.amazon.de/photos/share/ZIwLbWJUUFYS7gbgBt3nRJpOJ8uMlpHqbz43lnlNi1R The book publication is so promising that a second edition has already been ordered and additionally it is already available as an audio book. However, it remains a pity that “Catharina” is not (yet) available in English. In the meantime, we can read Frank Krake's bestseller “The Last Survivor”, which has been translated into several languages, including English, German and French: http://lyonspress.com/books/9781493063710 Yesterday that was a moving event in Westerbork and I am more than glad to have had the chance to be there, not least as Bruce's "ambassador" to his family in Europe. By the way I have learned something about the current situation of the Jewish community in the Netherlands. I hope, no, we do hope, that there will be an English edition of “Catharina” soon...!? Edgar Hauster [MacBook] ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
