How My Grandmother Won WWII

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What does it look like when fascism turns your country upside down? How do you fight bigotry and hatred when hopelessness and apathy have set in? How does individual action make a difference in the quest for equality and freedom? And what is so importa

Enid Zentelis


    • Mar 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 6, London Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 32:54


    Enid and Vicki travel to the National Archive in London to corroborate their findings. So much more is revealed.

    Episode 5, Olga and the Truth about America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 28:18


    The youngest sibling's (Olga) story is revealed and it answers a big question about Isabelle and Zoltan's past. The history of US immigration policy is examined, as is US involvement in WWII. Enid dances.

    Episode 4, The Post Office and How They Did It.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 27:58


    We examine the inner workings of the post office during 1930s and 40s Hungary. Why Isabelle kept her secrets is revealed. Khrushchev examines a light bulb.

    Episode 3, Zoltan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 25:12


    My grandmother's brother, Zoltan, is the key to understanding her past. Zoltan's wartime journals reveal both the horrors of the Holocaust as well as his ambition- he is a visionary. W.H. Auden, Orson Welles and Doc Edgerton also weigh in.

    Episode 2, Love During Wartime

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 25:09


    We investigate my grandmother's wartime affair with renown mountaineer, Eric Shipton. Women at war, love, marriage, friendship, and liberation are also discussed.

    Episode 1, Highly Confidential

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 29:09


    A document reveals that my Jewish grandmother potentially worked for British SpecialOperations from inside fascist Hungary during WWII.My grandmother's remarkable Holocaust survival story includes a firsthand account ofpassing information to the British with her brother, Zoltan. My mom reveals that mygrandmother had an affair with a renown British explorer, Eric Shipton. Could this also be their British contact? Co-Producer Vicki Vergolina. Go to Patreon.com/HowMyGrandmotherWonWWII for free transcript of episode.

    How My Grandmother Won WWII Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 1:36


    A granddaughter's journey to discover the truth about her Hungarian Jewish grandmother's covert work for the British Special Operations during WWII.

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