| Image | Name | Description | Life Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
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Abraham Scharf |
Michael's early partner in real estate investment | Adulthood |
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Daniel Edelstein |
Grandson of the author who works in the family business | Adulthood |
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David Ben-Gurion |
A visionary who was tough to the core | Adolescence, Adulthood |
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David Edelstein |
Grandson of the author who works in the family business | Adulthood |
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Donald Trump |
He fired Edelstein & Sons from a roofing contract | Adulthood |
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Fanya Gottesfeld Heller |
Educator and philanthropist who published her Skala survival memoir | Adulthood |
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Florence Edelstein |
The author's partner in life and business | Adulthood |
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Harvey Kaylie |
One of Michael's mentors in philanthropy | Adulthood |
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Herbie Troyevsky |
Friend from Eschwege and Brooklyn who advised Munye to change his name | Adolescence, Adulthood |
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Jacob Herzog |
Brooklyn union leader originally from Skala helped Shulem Edelstein find employment | Adulthood |
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Marc Edelstein |
The author's first-born child followed him in business | Adulthood |
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Max Mermelstein |
Skala survivor and community leader who passed away in 2018 | Childhood, Adulthood |
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Menachem Begin |
One of many Israeli PMs with whom Michael met | Adulthood |
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Michael Edelstein |
The author reflecting on life | Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood |
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Miriam Hoffman |
Yiddish scholar who introduced Michael and Florence | Adolescence, Adulthood |
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Nicolai Getman |
Ukrainian livery driver who smuggled Munye and Shulem out of Borshchow | Childhood, Adulthood |
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Olena Kovalshina |
Ukrainian townswomen of Skala who provided sustenance for Munye, Shulem and Lonye | Childhood, Adulthood |
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Rabbi Shlomo Duchman |
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Ron Edelstein |
Son of the author who followed him in the roofing and property management trades | Adulthood |
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Roofing boss Shenker |
Lower East Side roofer who was Michael's first employer | Adulthood |
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Shulem Epstein |
The author's father, a tinsmith by trade, was also a survivor | Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood |
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Simonia Woycik |
Polish resident of the Mazury who who scorned Munye in 1942-43 | Childhood, Adulthood |
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Susan Edelstein |
The author's daughter also entered the family business | Adulthood |
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Walter Ruby |
Jewish journalist and interfaith activist; co-author of Live Another Day | Adulthood |
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William Helmreich |
Holocaust survivor scholar; author of Against All Odds | Adulthood |
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Zvi Greenblatt |
Beitar squad leader at Eschwege advised Munye not to join Irgun brigade | Adolescence, Adulthood |
Max Mermelstein
Olena Kovalshina
Ukrainian townswomen of Skala who provided sustenance for Munye, Shulem and Lonye
Olena Kovalshina
Nicolai Getman
Shulem Epstein
Florence Edelstein
Jacob Herzog
Herbie Troyevsky
Menachem Begin
Miriam Hoffman
Donald Trump
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Rabbi Shlomo Duchman
Walter Ruby
William Helmreich
Ron Edelstein
Simonia Woycik
Susan Edelstein
Michael Edelstein
Zvi Greenblatt
Abraham Scharf
Marc Edelstein
Roofing boss Shenker
Daniel Edelstein
David Edelstein
David Ben-Gurion
Harvey Kaylie
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