- Summary
- "In this wide-ranging, heart-stopping book, the subject's grandson retells his grandfather's life story. Zaidy's journey involves serving four armies under wildly unique circumstances, being present at the largest land invasion in human history and the final battle of WWII, avoiding cannibalism under pain of death, surviving to walk 2,600 kilometers to his home country of Romania, emigrating to Israel, and surviving the pummeling of his new community of Haifa during the Six Day War. He finally settled in peace in the US where he served as a chef for 40 years, and finished Shas 14 times. Benzion Malik passed away in 2014 at the age of 95. Martin Bodek captured his Zaidy's story in 2003, and has now brought it to life."--Jacket.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Bodek, Martin, author.
- Published
- The Netherlands : Amsterdam Publishers, [2022]
©2022
- Locale
- Soviet Union
Romania
- Contents
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Beginnings
Growing up
Three armies
The front
Escape and recapture
A fourth army
North
Decision
Back home
Death falls upon the Malik family
Eliezer suffers
The salvation from Heaven
Zaidy goes to war
Zaidy goes home
Home
Israel
America
A tale of lovingkindess
Endings
Dreams
A brief history of Benzion Malik
Tape 1: May 1, 2003
Tape 2: May 8, 2003
Tape 3: May 16, 2003
Tape 4: May 22, 2003
Appendices.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227).
Beginnings -- Growing up -- Three armies -- The front -- Escape and recapture -- A fourth army -- North -- Decision -- Back home -- Death falls upon the Malik family -- Eliezer suffers -- The salvation from Heaven -- Zaidy goes to war -- Zaidy goes home -- Home -- Israel -- America -- A tale of lovingkindess -- Endings -- Dreams -- A brief history of Benzion Malik -- Tape 1: May 1, 2003 -- Tape 2: May 8, 2003 -- Tape 3: May 16, 2003 -- Tape 4: May 22, 2003 -- Appendices.
