About
Since retirement, Michael Kesler, a Ph.D. chemical engineer and graduate of MIT and NYU, has edited and published his late wife’s book, Grit, by Regina Kesler, M.D. He lives in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and is now completing the novel,Hurdles, about the impact of cancer on a family.
Reviews
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“Michael portrays in shattering detail the improbable survival of most Polish Jews who eluded the Holocaust by fleeing to the Soviet Union. The memoir offers a novel, absolutely essential perspective on the catastrophic events of World War II.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Atina Grossmann,</span></strong>professor of history, Cooper Union, New York</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“This unbelievable, yet true, unique story will help teachers meet the New Jersey mandate that all students must learn about bias, prejudice and bigotry through the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dr. Paul B. Winkler,</span></strong>executive director, N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“It’s very well written and tells an extraordinary story with much passion, empathy and skill.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Omer Bartov,</span></strong> professor of history, Brown University</span></p>