How My Grandmother Won WWII

How My Grandmother Won WWII

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. Please rate, subscribe, like and share. Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/HowMyGrandmotherWonWWII for free show transcripts and for premium series extras. Contact at: howmygrandmotherwonwwii@gmail.com For more information on creators, film, television and upcoming events go to: http://www.EnidZentelis.com

Episodes

January 24, 2021 1 min
A granddaughter’s journey to discover the truth about her Hungarian Jewish grandmother’s covert work for the British Special Operations during WWII.
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A document reveals that my Jewish grandmother potentially worked for British Special
Operations from inside fascist Hungary during WWII.
My grandmother’s remarkable Holocaust survival story includes a firsthand account of
passing information to the British with her brother, Zoltan. My mom reveals that my
grandmother had an affair with a renown British explorer, Eric Shipton. Could this also be their British contact? Co-Producer Vicki V...
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February 3, 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.
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February 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.
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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.
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February 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.
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March 3, 2021 32 mins
Enid and Vicki travel to the National Archive in London to corroborate their findings. So much more is revealed.
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