An Improbable Life: My Father’s Escape From Soviet Russia
This book is a valuable historical resource for anyone intrigued by Jewish culture and identity in the Soviet Union from the last days of Stalin to the Brezhnev era and the paradox and perils of being outcast — and possibly heroic — in that time and place. Beyond history, the book is a suspenseful nailbiter — stolen KGB typewriters and prison passports, rescuing the love of one’s life from solitary confinement in the notorious, inhumane Lubyanka prison, being part of both the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War and so much more — the list of thriller-esque moments is long and spellbinding. Perhaps most importantly, An Improbable Life is timely; with the return of antisemitism across the globe and a totalitarian, tyrannical, imperialist Russia, this story is all too relevant to today’s struggles. Here is an improbable true story of what can indeed, be possible.