Episode 0350: Writing the Story of Franya Winter

The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's Podcast

Meryl Frank visits with "The Shmooze" to talk about her recently released book, "Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust." "Unearthed" is the story of Meryl’s search for details about the life and untimely death of Franya Winter, a renowned actor in prewar Vilna. Through archives across four continents, chance encounters and miraculous discoveries, and the shocking truth recorded in the pages of a forbidden book, Meryl conjures a history of hatred, resistance, and the rogue spirit of her cousin—her beauty and her tragedy. Episode 350 April 30, 2023 Amherst, MA