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Live Another Day
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Israel Blutstein
Israel Blutstein

Munye witnessed the horrible murder of Lonye's father by Rembocha

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Israel Blutstein
Obersturmfuehrer Kelner
Obersturmfuehrer Kelner

Chief regional SS officer who directed actions against Jews

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Obersturmfuehrer Kelner
Boxing Coach Hans
Boxing Coach Hans

German sportsman who developed Munye's pugilism

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Boxing Coach Hans
Isser and Tziril Pecker
Isser and Tziril Pecker

Survivor couple who lived with Munye in the aftermath of liberation

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Isser and Tziril Pecker
Mikhail, Tinsmith Commissar
Mikhail, Tinsmith Commissar

Red Army sergeant who collectivized Munye's tin "business"

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Mikhail, Tinsmith Commissar
Captain Mikhel Nikolai Kaminin
Captain Mikhel Nikolai Kaminin

Red Army officer who commanded unit that liberated Skala

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Captain Mikhel Nikolai Kaminin
Eliyahu Engelbach (Uncle Elio)
Eliyahu Engelbach (Uncle Elio)

The pious brother of Munye's mother was killed at Borki-Wielke

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Eliyahu Engelbach (Uncle Elio)
Harvey Kaylie
Harvey Kaylie

One of Michael's mentors in philanthropy

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Harvey Kaylie
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion

A visionary who was tough to the core

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David Ben-Gurion
David Edelstein
David Edelstein

Grandson of the author who works in the family business

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David Edelstein
Roofing boss Shenker
Roofing boss Shenker

Lower East Side roofer who was Michael's first employer

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Roofing boss Shenker
Sroel the Tailor
Sroel the Tailor

Munye's bunker buddy who joined his household in the aftermath

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Sroel the Tailor
Rabbi Judah Drimmel
Rabbi Judah Drimmel

Last rabbi from Skala's family rabbinical dynasty

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Rabbi Judah Drimmel
Marc Edelstein
Marc Edelstein

The author's first-born child followed him in business

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Marc Edelstein
Abraham Scharf
Abraham Scharf

Michael's early partner in real estate investment

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Abraham Scharf
Zvi Greenblatt
Zvi Greenblatt

Beitar squad leader at Eschwege advised Munye not to join Irgun brigade

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Zvi Greenblatt
Advocat Mishkin
Advocat Mishkin

Jewish lawyer in Czortkov who obtained Shulem's discharge from the Red Army

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Advocat Mishkin
Michael Edelstein
Michael Edelstein

The author reflecting on life

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Michael Edelstein
Gedalia Lachman
Gedalia Lachman

Educator and survivor who wrote the history of Skala’s Jews

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Gedalia Lachman
Susan Edelstein
Susan Edelstein

The author's daughter also entered the family business

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Susan Edelstein
Simonia Woycik
Simonia Woycik

Polish resident of the Mazury who who scorned Munye in 1942-43

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Simonia Woycik
Ron Edelstein
Ron Edelstein

Son of the author who followed him in the roofing and property management trades

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Ron Edelstein
Feige Epstein
Feige Epstein

The author's mother who urged him to "Run, my child."

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Feige Epstein
William Helmreich
William Helmreich

Holocaust survivor scholar; author of Against All Odds

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William Helmreich
Artur Engel
Artur Engel

German border guard who terrorized Jews in Skala

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Artur Engel
Walter Ruby
Walter Ruby

Jewish journalist and interfaith activist; co-author of Live Another Day

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Walter Ruby
Itzig Epstein (Uncle Itsche)
Itzig Epstein (Uncle Itsche)

Shulem's younger brother who took his place at Borki-Wielke

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Itzig Epstein (Uncle Itsche)
Melamed Yossel
Melamed Yossel

The author's stern Hebrew school teacher

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Melamed Yossel
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller

Educator and philanthropist who published her Skala survival memoir

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Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

He fired Edelstein & Sons from a roofing contract

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Donald Trump
Bytom Frau
Bytom Frau

Black market customer who hoarded Jewish relics

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Bytom Frau
Police Captain Rembocha
Police Captain Rembocha

Ukrainian police official who brutalized Jews

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Police Captain Rembocha
Miriam Hoffman
Miriam Hoffman

Yiddish scholar who introduced Michael and Florence

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Miriam Hoffman
Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin

One of many Israeli PMs with whom Michael met

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Menachem Begin
Lonye Blutstein
Lonye Blutstein

Munye's closest companion in the bunkers

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Lonye Blutstein
Herbie Troyevsky
Herbie Troyevsky

Friend from Eschwege and Brooklyn who advised Munye to change his name

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Herbie Troyevsky
Jacob Herzog
Jacob Herzog

Brooklyn union leader originally from Skala helped Shulem Edelstein find employment

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Jacob Herzog
Schloma Peretz Engelbach
Schloma Peretz Engelbach

The author's grandfather was a prominent figure in Skala

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Schloma Peretz Engelbach
Florence Edelstein
Florence Edelstein

The author's partner in life and business

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Florence Edelstein
Shulem Epstein
Shulem Epstein

The author's father, a tinsmith by trade, was also a survivor

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Shulem Epstein
Nicolai Getman
Nicolai Getman

Ukrainian livery driver who smuggled Munye and Shulem out of Borshchow

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Nicolai Getman
Olena Kovalshina
Olena Kovalshina

Ukrainian townswomen of Skala who provided sustenance for Munye, Shulem and Lonye

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Olena Kovalshina
Max Mermelstein
Max Mermelstein

Skala survivor and community leader who passed away in 2018

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Max Mermelstein
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Abraham Scharf
Michael's early partner in real estate investment Business associate Adulthood American Jewish
Advocat Mishkin
Jewish lawyer in Czortkov who obtained Shulem's discharge from the Red Army Helper Childhood Polish Jewish
Artur Engel
German border guard who terrorized Jews in Skala Perpetrator Childhood German Gentile
Boxing Coach Hans
German sportsman who developed Munye's pugilism Teacher or Mentor Adolescence German Gentile
Bytom Frau
Black market customer who hoarded Jewish relics Business associate Adolescence German Gentile
Captain Mikhel Nikolai Kaminin
Red Army officer who commanded unit that liberated Skala Helper Childhood Russian Gentile
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Daniel Edelstein
Grandson of the author who works in the family business Family member Adulthood American Jewish
David Ben-Gurion
A visionary who was tough to the core Public figure Adolescence, Adulthood Polish, Israeli Jewish
David Berkow
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