How My Grandmother Won WWII

Mar 03 2021 167

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What does it look like when fascism turns your country upside down?

How do you fight bigotry and hatred when hopelessness and apathy have set in?

How does individual action make a difference in the quest for equality and freedom?

And what is so important about the post office?

These are not questions about modern day America, these are questions we investigate about 1940s Hungary.

Join us every Wednesday for this 6-part series.

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How My Grandmother Won WWII Trailer

Jan 24 2021 1 mins

A granddaughter’s journey to discover the truth about her Hungarian Jewish grandmother’s covert work for the British Special Operations during WWII.

Episode 1, Highly Confidential

Jan 27 2021 29 mins

A document reveals that my Jewish grandmother potentially worked for British SpecialOperations from inside fascist Hungary during WWII.My grandmother’s remarkable Holocaust survival story includes a firsthand account ofpassing information to the British with her brother, Zoltan. My mom reveals that mygrandmother had an affair with a renown British explorer, Eric Shipton. Could th

Episode 2, Love During Wartime

Feb 03 2021 25 mins

We investigate my grandmother's wartime affair with renown mountaineer, Eric Shipton. Women at war, love, marriage, friendship, and liberation are also discussed.

Episode 3, Zoltan

Feb 10 2021 25 mins

My grandmother's brother, Zoltan, is the key to understanding her past. Zoltan's wartime journals reveal both the horrors of the Holocaust as well as his ambition- he is a visionary. W.H. Auden, Orson Welles and Doc Edgerton also weigh in.

Episode 4, The Post Office and How They Did It.

Feb 17 2021 27 mins

We examine the inner workings of the post office during 1930s and 40s Hungary. Why Isabelle kept her secrets is revealed. Khrushchev examines a light bulb.

Episode 5, Olga and the Truth about America

Feb 24 2021 28 mins

The youngest sibling's (Olga) story is revealed and it answers a big question about Isabelle and Zoltan's past. The history of US immigration policy is examined, as is US involvement in WWII. Enid dances.

Episode 6, London Calling

Mar 03 2021 32 mins

Enid and Vicki travel to the National Archive in London to corroborate their findings. So much more is revealed.