June 16, 2020

Jack Grossman’s “Child of the Forest” Follows a Young Girl’s Fight For Life Following the Nazi invasion of her Small Town

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In this episode 114, we visit with Jack Grossman, co-author of “Child of the Forest,” a highly acclaimed nonfiction book about a young girl’s fight for life following the Nazi invasion of her small town in Eastern Poland.

“Child of the Forest” won the 2019 Best Indie Book Award in the non-fiction category, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award and was a Finalist in The International Book Awards. Jack was nominated as Author of the Year by The Artists Music Guild Heritage Awards has spoken widely to students and adults about this story.

One reader calls the book a must read: “An incredibly riveting true story of a young girl’s tenacity to survive,” saying “we can all learn something from Charlene Perlmutter Schiff.”

Rabbi Jack Moline says of the real-life protagonist’s choice of love over revenge that “if this child of the forest can open her heart, what is preventing the rest of us?”

We start the show with Jack reading from the opening chapter, entitled “Liquidation,” where the mother of young Charlene is planning their escape.

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About the Author

Author Jack Grossman is an award-winning advertising, marketing and design expert with an entrepreneurial spirit who has been recognized for his many years of community service work. After he heard the harrowing tale of Charlene Perlmutter Schiff on a visit to the Holocaust Memorial in 2006, he says his life was “forever altered.” He came home and searched for a book about the story and couldn’t find one. He told his wife, “I am going to make sure Charlene’s story is told to the world…whatever it takes.”

When Jack committed to this project in 2006, he didn’t realize it would take twelve years to bring it to fruition. The journey was dotted with events such as the economic meltdown, a near-death stroke, and several other traumatic life experiences. He is a believer in the saying that there is a reason for everything, and he believes that in the end, this book is the culmination of aligning the perfect people at the perfect time.

The award-winning “Child of the Forest” is based on the life story of a courageous young girl who bore witness to humanity’s darkest time. When Jack face challenges now, he simply thinks of Charlene, and it puts his life back into perspective.

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Our mid-roll guest this week is Ginger Hendricks, Executive Director of Bookmarks, a wonderful bookstore in Winston-Salem.

Host Landis Wade was in town interviewing authors in the Bookmarks store and visiting with her at the Bookmarks annual Moveable Feast,

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