How To Hunt a Bear

“How to Hunt a Bear” is a historical novel centered on World War II events. It follows a Jewish family from 1939, as Nazis enter their village, and is revealed from three perspectives. Eighty-seven-year-old Itzhak, a nursing home resident in Jerusalem, seeks to document his family story; young Itzhak (Ichu) is seven years old at the beginning of the war; and Maya, a family history genealogist, finds that her research into the Hauzer family legacy changes her life.

As the story moves from 1939 Poland and first-person experiences and Jewish culture there to a grueling Russian winter in 1942, then to modern-day (2019) Holland. Changing places and times are clearly labeled in chapter headings which clarify the back-and-forth perspectives and shifting timelines that carry the family and readers from past to present. Modern characters attempt to understand their place in the family history based on newly emergent knowledge about the past, lending How to Hunt a Bear an excellent sense of interconnected heritages and Jewish cultural experiences.

How to Hunt a Bear” did what the best of history books can do and opened a new part of history to me… True stories will always be more powerful, by virtue of their truth. I would say that stories like this, which shed light on parts of history few people are aware of, are the most precious relics. It’s one of the most important I’ve come across this year."

Manhattan Book Review

“Wow! I read the book in one breath, as I identified with the characters…The book is wonderfully written. Cheers for the author”. Liora, Ivrit

“An excellent book! I highly recommend it! Although Holocaust is a tough subject, the author was able to provide an interesting, immersive, and fascinating reading experience, telling an authentic story which is part of the Jewish History.” Nurit, Ivrit

“An interesting and excitingly written book.” Ivrit

“Enjoyed reading and learning about an untold piece of history! I highly recommend this book!” 

Lola

I am happy to let you know that my fourth book "How to Hunt a Bear", a historical fiction Holocaust story, based on my uncle`s (who is almost 90 years old) life journey during the war, as his family was deported from a little village in Poland to Russia. The book got excellent reviews from the Manhattan book review, Midwest book review, as well as bloggers reviews saying, "this is exactly how history should be told". I am hoping you would consider it for your library. I am happy to offer my lecture to the

museum. The book is available in print and ebook, in Hebrew and English, on Amazon and is about to get approved for publication on Ingram, both, print and ebook too.