Galina Cherny

LAST TRAIN TO FREEDOM

A YOUNG JEWISH FAMILY'S ESCAPE FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

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Produktbeschreibung

Last Train to Freedom is a story of a young Jewish couple with a small child escaping the Communist Soviet Union to the United States of America in the late nineteen seventies. The author's narrative is a raw account of a young Jewish woman growing up indoctrinated by the communist ideology. A chance encounter on the streets of Soviet Kyiv compelled 21-year-old Galina to confront the painful truth of the brutal history of her homeland and her family. The author's refugee tale pulls a curtain on life in the Soviet Union that remains a mystery to so many. The author brings us into the most intimate and excruciating moments of her life as she chooses a chance for freedom and love at the price of everything and everyone she has known. "If you only read one memoir this year, consider reading this one. "This book belongs in every school and university..." As the war in Ukraine continues to rage and antisemitism is on the rise, Last Train to Freedom remains relevant, bringing to the forefront the fragility of freedom and cautioning us that history repeatedly teaches us that evil rises when good people stay silent. "... Incredible story is both awe-inspiring and thrilling and reads like a movie." "... Inspiring, uplifting, and full of loss and sadness at the same time." "Historians and casual readers will find [Galina's] tales informative, fascinating, valuable, emotional, and inspirational." "An extraordinary insight into the fight for freedom; each page will take you on a journey as beautiful and profound as the author's own." Last Train to Freedom distinguishes itself through its personal narrative, historical significance, emotional depth, and relevance to contemporary issues, making it a compelling and unique memoir. The Jersalem Post July 13,2023 THE LONG JOURNEY FROM KYIV TO CALIFORNIA by Eli Kavon Rabbi at Congregation Anshei Sholom https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-750174. "I suggest Millennials read Galina Cherny's personal, emotional, and detailed 2022 memoir Last Train to Freedom. It is a harrowing story of a young Jewish family's escape from behind the Iron Curtain. It is a must-read for those who romanticize socialism and have forgotten the realities of America's "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. And it is an important reminder to those involved in the movement to liberate Soviet Jews how important the protests of USSR human rights abuses were."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: NELS Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9780578376967
• ISBN-10: 0578376962
• Artikelnr.: 67710302

Autorenporträt

Galina Cherny was born and raised in the capital of Soviet Ukraine-Kiev (now Kyiv). In 1979, at the age of 26, she emigrated to the United States as a Jewish refugee with her husband and their three-year-old son. She began her professional journey in Los Angeles, where the family settled upon arrival. Starting as a simple clerk with very limited English proficiency, she later became a computer programmer and ultimately ascended to technology executive leadership and later became a transformational leadership coach, founding her own boutique firm, The Cherny Group. Galina and her husband of forty-seven years, John, live in Encino, California. They love spending time with their two sons and their families. They have four grandchildren, whose very presence lights up their lives. Galina is a passionate storyteller whose childhood dream of becoming a writer materialized with her memoir, The Last Train to Freedom. Learn more about Galina on her website www.galinacherny.com.