"Give a man fish and you feed him for a day
but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"
The Jewish experience in the Far East is an unwritten chapter - a missing chapter
- in Jewish history.
I have devoted my life to bringing this unknown history to Western audiences through my talks, via cultural exchange travel, as advisor for PBS and others, and in my books (some in English, some in Hebrew and some in Japanese). The Fugu Plan (co-written with Mary Swartz) is a best seller in Japan!
My latest book, Pepper, Silk & Ivory (co-written with Ellen Rodman), is comprised of 23 vignettes about colorful people and events ranging from a Jewish general of the Chinese army to the serendipitous tale of Beata Sirota, the young Jewish woman who was working as the U.S. interpreter during WWII peace talks who led the successful campaign to amend the Japanese constitution to include women’s rights and provide equal rights to the women of Japan.
You can read the story of American baseball player Moe Berg who was also a spy with the OSS, as depicted in the film “The Catcher Was a Spy” (directed by Australian Ben Lewin and starring Paul Rudd as Berg). And you’ll learn about the Jewish financier who almost single-handedly rescued Japan from Russian aggression in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War.
Whether for your collection or as a unique gift, Pepper Silk & Ivory should be part of every library’s essential history collection. Available directly from Amazon. Click here to order.
I have also recorded some of these stories to provide a sampling of the amazing Jewish history of the Far East. Click the links below and listen for FREE
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