It is startling to discover in a book written by a stranger answers you have always been seeking, even unconsciously, to the most fundamental personal questions. When I published Tehran Children, I didn’t know it would end up answering lots … Continued
Thoughtful, smart review of the German edition of Tehran Children in the Süddeutsche Zeitung https://www.sueddeutsche.de/…/ns-zeit-juedische-odyssee
A television segment on the German edition (Die Kinder Von Teheran) with RBB Fernsehen. Many thanks to Martina Hiller von Gaertringen for this lovely rendering of a complex story! https://www.rbb-online.de/…/20210911_1720/teheran.html
The paperback edition of Tehran Children will be published under a new title: In the East: How My Father and a Quarter Million Polish Jews Survived the Holocaust You can preorder it here available December 7th, 2021
“To Whom Does History Belong?” Katz Professorship Inaugural Lecture by Mikhal Dekel Tuesday, November 2, 2021 4:00 pm The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
The Long Path of Escape “This is a history book as it should be, with lots of footnotes and references to sources. But Mikhal Dekel has managed to turn it into a captivating book with its very own prose language, … Continued
I wrote an article about how my family history intersects with the current situation in Poland. It appeared in Polish in the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza on June 9th. You can download the article in Polish here Below is the … Continued
I am thrilled to be appointed as the 2021-22 Katz Professor… https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2021/05/17/acclaimed-author-and-scholar-mikhal-dekel-is-new-ccny-stuart-katz-professor/
Great review of the German edition Die Kinder von Teheran in this podcast: Stories of Family & Escape We know the iconic photos: German soldiers pulling the beard of an elderly Jewish man, a child with hands raised in … Continued
For all those still in partial lockdown in Germany and looking for something to read, Die Kinder Von Teheran is out! And it has an amazing new epilogue by the great Aleida Assmann! www.amazon.de/Die-Kinder-von-Teheran-Holocaust/dp/380624278X