The True Adventures of Gidon Lev

By: Julie Gray
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  • Of the 15,000 children in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt, fewer than 92 survived. Gidon Lev is one of those children. One part memoir, one part travelogue, and one part history that you thought you knew, The True Adventures of Lev is the quirky story of a Holocaust survivor and the writer who loved him.

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  • Rascal | 1

    Rascal | 1
    Jan 27 2022

    Of the 15,000 children transported through or imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt, fewer than 92 survived. When I found myself sitting in an Israeli cafe with one of those child survivors, a handsome, now elderly man with bright blue eyes and an infectious laugh, I couldn't have imagined the journey I was about to embark upon. 

     


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    26 mins
  • Praha | 2

    Praha | 2
    Feb 4 2022
    Prague - the city of a thousand steeples and the historical capital of Bohemia. Gidon Lev, his family and thousands of other Jews from the Sudetenland took temporary refuge in this grand city with long shadows and a golem in the attic. 

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    33 mins
  • Czechia | 3

    Czechia | 3
    Feb 10 2022
    The Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary is a far cry from the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt. What can it have been like to be transported away from an all-too-brief childhood to the depths of hell? 

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    38 mins

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Amazing

Thank you Gidon and Julie for this historical and extremely personal telling of surviving and thriving. ❤️

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The Story of a Lifetime

This is an amazing story about the incredible life of Gidon Lev..I own the book, and this podcast just serves to bring his whole story to life in a heartfelt way. We are lucky to learn in the dust of Gidon's feet.

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Superb podcast

This is a great podcast. If you enjoy your facts served straight up, with a side of whimsy, humor and sass, then listen to Julie Gray's THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV. It's a super-accessible way in to understanding Israel and its place in the world. Julie is a pleasure to listen to, it's well written and full of fascinating history.

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