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My Life of Turmoil

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I am closely acquainted with the author. This is the second volume as it were of his autobiography, and reading it has been both a history lesson and a fill-in about his life. He expresses himself very clearly, and I found myself very much into his story. English is Mr. Wenig's second language, at least, and this book also shows how well he has mastered it.

My Life of Turmoil: A Jewish Immigrant's Story and Warning is the autobiography of Holocaust survivor Larry Wenig, whose trials did not end with the close of World War II - he endured hardships at the hands of the Soviet Communists in a Siberian gulag, and survived living in a Uzbekistan mud hut followed by an Austrian Displaced Persons camp, arriving in the United states at age 22, weak, nearly penniless, and knowing no English. His determination to rise above the odds, and his willingness to put in long hours of work while studying at night school led him to achieve his dream of becoming a lawyer. My Life of Turmoil blends resolute determination with the wonder of falling in love and marrying an exceptional woman - yet beyond the biographical narrative is a deeper purpose. Wenig writes to warn readers about the global threat of anti-Semitism and Islamofascism, from the perspective of one who has witnessed hatred, intolerance, and genocide carried to their most horrifying extremes. Highly recommended reading.