The Lost Town of Trochenbrod
Friday, October 07 2011
The Lost Town of Trochenbrod
Until 1942, there was a vibrant town in the Western Ukraine known as Trochenbrod, full of shops, markets, factories and more than 3,000 Jewish residents. Almost all of the population was killed by the Nazis; the rest of the town was destroyed by the Soviets.
Avrom Bendavid-Val grew up knowing that his father was from Trochenbrod but little else, and decided to search for it. As he collected maps and planned his trip, he realized that there was virtually nothing left to see - not a building, a foundation, a street. But he began to piece the story together, even finding survivors.
Betty Gold is one of them. She was 12 when the Nazis took over Trochenbrod and hid with her family in the forest.
Today, a story of what was lost and what remains.
- Learn more about Avrom's book "The Heavens Are Empty: Discovering the Lost Town of Trochenbrod."
Music in this program: For the Sins That We Have Committed (Al Khet), David Chevan with Frank London and the Afro-Semitic Experience; Dar es Salam, Anouar Brahem
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