Reviewer Jane Manaster applauds Zimmer’s artistic memoir, Chocolates from Tangier, noting “with grace, diligence and intense feeling, [Zimmer’s] story reminds us that each sequence of recollections is unique.” “Step by… Read more Texas Jewish Post reviews Chocolates from Tangier →
Jane Manaster of the San Francisco Book Review writes, “how to combine a memoir, a family narrative, and a retrospective of creative art? With grace, diligence, and intense feeling, Jana… Read more “Haunting”: 5 stars for Chocolates from Tangier in San Franisco Book Review →
Heda Margolius Kovály’s oral history Hitler, Stalin and I recounts her unwavering resilience under authoritarian regimes: surviving Auschwitz, escaping a death march, and eventually fleeing Stalin’s regime. She also depicts… Read more London Czech Centre presents found-footage documentary on the Slánský Trial →
Jana Zimmer was invited to be a speaker at a Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Service in Santa Barbara. She presented artwork and stories from Chocolates from Tangier, interweaving her… Read more Jana Zimmer invited to speak at Yom HaShoah service →
On March 9, 2023, Adolfo Kaminsky’s story was introduced on Korean television on the Knowledge Channel, an educational channel that has existed since 2005. Find the documentary on their homepage or watch… Read more Adolfo Kaminsky Featured on Korean Television →
From David Pesek, host of a palaver architecture podcast (listen now!): “In the late 1930s life circumstances for Jewish people and other groups in Austria became unbearable. Those who found… Read more Vienna in the Tropics: Alfred Preis Feature on A Palaver Podcast →
Congratulations to DoppelHouse author Jana Zimmer, who has been nominated for the Sophie Brody Award by the American Library Association for her genre-defying memoir, Chocolates from Tangier: A Holocaust replacement child’s memoir of art… Read more Jana Zimmer Nominated for Sophie Brody Medal →
Alan Schneider, Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center writes: “The Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust (JRJ) and the B’nai B’rith World Center have… Read more Adolfo Kaminsky posthumously honored with Jewish Rescuers Citation →