University Professor Releases Book About His Early Life in Fascist Romania
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He believes that his book will appeal to the general public, particularly Jewish, interested in the historical events of the past century as well as to medical doctors, especially pathologists and cancer researchers.Ioachim takes readers to Bucharest where he grew up in the pre-war years, followed by the fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the invasion of Russia and by the Soviet occupation that imposed the establishment of the Communist state.The memoir covers not only the events in Ioachim’s life but is also interlaced with historical episodes of Romania, a country not familiar to most Americans, says Ioachim, and of its Jewish population which was decimated during World War II.He believes that his book will appeal to the general public, particularly Jewish, interested in the historical events of the past century as well as to medical doctors, especially pathologists and cancer researchers.Ioachim takes readers to Bucharest where he grew up in the pre-war years, followed by the fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the invasion of Russia and by the Soviet occupation that imposed the establishment of the Communist state.The memoir covers not only the events in Ioachim’s life but is also interlaced with historical episodes of Romania, a country not familiar to most Americans, says Ioachim, and of its Jewish population which was decimated during World War II.Book Information:Looking Back: From the Times of the Nazis and the Soviets to the World of TodayAuthor: Harry IoachimPublisher: CreateSpaceISBN: 978-1461018148Pages: 320Published: October 2011About The Author:Born in 1924 in Bucharest, Romania, Harry L. Ioachim grew up under the racial laws of a fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the war against Russia.