Author Archives: Brian Josepher

My latest book, a critical biography entitled The Gospel According to Elie Wiesel, has just been released after 15 years in the making.  The book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Elie-Wiesel/dp/B0BKSCY45K/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667295669&sr=8-8.      I am writing a series of profiles related to the book.  This is part iv.  In 1993, the United States Holocaust Museum on the Mall in Washington, D.C., opened itsContinue reading “The Holocaust Museum: Origins”

A few weeks ago, I published a difficult story on this board.  I dug into a term known in the concentration camp universe.  A pipel, or a sex slave.  Basically, these young prisoners received privileges – extra food, removed from the grueling exhaustion of the work detail, protected from the frigid climate (except during roll call), and shieldedContinue reading “A Pipel’s War Story, part ii”

My latest book, a critical biography entitled The Gospel According to Elie Wiesel, has just been released after 15 years in the making.  The book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Elie-Wiesel/dp/B0BKSCY45K/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667295669&sr=8-8      I am writing a series of profiles related to the book.  This is part iii.  Part iv will take a leap.  With Elie Wiesel, there’s the general framing of a righteousContinue reading “A Pipel’s War Story”

My latest book, a critical biography entitled The Gospel According to Elie Wiesel, has just been released after 15 years in the making.  The book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Elie-Wiesel/dp/B0BKSCY45K/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667292802&sr=8-8.      I am writing a series of profiles related to the book.  This is part ii.  Part iii will examine one case of sex slavery in Auschwitz.  Look for “A Pipel’s WarContinue reading “Who was the real Elie Wiesel?”

My latest book, a critical biography entitled The Gospel According to Elie Wiesel, is soon to be released after 15 years in the making.  The book is available for preorder here: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Elie-Wiesel-ebook/dp/B0BBMWZB33/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E3A9OFQ5EB35&keywords=the+gospel+according+to+elie+wiesel&qid=1661857135&sprefix=the+gospel+according+to+elie+wiesel%2Caps%2C58&sr=8-1.      I am writing a series of profiles related to the book.  This is part i.  Part ii will examine the man and his tales.  Look for “Who wasContinue reading “GAEW GESTATIONS”

The Gospel According to Elie Wiesel Who was the real Elie Wiesel? How did a Hasidic Jew from small town Transylvania become the docent of Auschwitz?  How did a yeshiva bocher, or a religious student, transform into a Nobel Peace Prize laureate? This project tracks those developments. But there’s more. Visit a library. The Elie WieselContinue reading “Coming Soon:”

My next work of faux history, entitled Trump-a-Lincoln-a-Lago, will be available next week.  Trump-a-Lincoln-a-Lago begins a three-part series, delving into the Civil War era while maintaining a unique focus on The CoronaVirus age – the term, like the Civil War, is too important not to capitalize all important words.  Part two in the series, WHAT WE TALK ABOUTContinue reading “COMING ATTRACTIONS”

DISPATCHES FROM HOLY LAND CENTRAL (AND PERIPHERAL) Week 1 My latest book, entitled Satan’s Synagogue, has just been released after ten years in the making.  Part historical text, part fictional story – or what I call a faux history – this chronicle follows a circuitous route: from Brooklyn to Austria to Rome to Jerusalem toContinue reading “DISPATCHES FROM HOLY LAND CENTRAL (AND PERIPHERAL)”

Who was the real Jesus Christ? My latest book, entitled Satan’s Synagogue, has just been released after ten years in the making.  Part historical text, part fictional story – or what I call a faux history – this chronicle follows a circuitous route: from Brooklyn to Austria to Rome to Jerusalem to Nazareth, from ElieContinue reading “Who was the real Jesus Christ?”

Dinner with The Donald (Or, Who is the real Donald Trump?) My latest book, entitled Satan’s Synagogue, has just been released after ten years in the making.  Part historical text, part fictional story – or what I call a faux history – this chronicle follows a circuitous route: from Brooklyn to Austria to Rome toContinue reading “Dinner with The Donald”