Zaidy’s War: Survival, Memory & Spreading “Never Again”

<p><strong>TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ</strong></p><p><strong>SPECIAL TIME — October 6th | 6 PM EST</strong></p><p><strong>Guest: Martin Bodek</strong><br />Author • Writer • Speaker • Author of <em>Zaidy’s War</em></p><p><strong>One grandfather survived the unimaginable. One grandson made sure his story would not disappear.</strong></p><p>Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a deeply meaningful special-time Teatime with author, writer, and speaker <strong>Martin Bodek</strong>, as we explore the extraordinary story behind <em>Zaidy’s War</em>.</p><p>Martin spent decades writing about Jewish life and culture. Still, <em>Zaidy’s War</em> brought him into deeply personal territory: preserving his grandfather’s remarkable World War II survival story so that future generations could know, remember, and learn from it.</p><p>Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and now living in Teaneck, New Jersey, Martin is a prolific writer and the author of fourteen books. His work spans Jewish history and culture, family legacy, humour, Passover traditions, parody, memoir, and more.</p><p>But tonight, we are digging into something much deeper.</p><p><strong>Memory.</strong><br /><strong>Survival.</strong><br /><strong>Family.</strong><br /><strong>Legacy.</strong><br /><strong>Responsibility.</strong></p><p>What happens when the people who witnessed history firsthand are no longer here to tell their stories?</p><p>Who carries those stories forward?</p><p>And what does <strong>“Never Again”</strong> truly ask of the generations who inherit them?</p><p>Martin describes his T-E-E as:</p><p><strong>SPREADING NEVER AGAIN.</strong></p><p>And the story of his grandfather in three words:</p><p><strong>MIND-BLOWING SURVIVAL.</strong></p><p>This conversation is not simply about the past. It is about the responsibility of remembering—and the power of one family story to reach generations far beyond the original witness.</p><p>Martin brings his grandfather's experience to the Teatime table so that a story that could have disappeared instead continues to be heard.</p><p>Martin Bodek is an author, speaker, technologist, and longtime writer on Jewish topics. His acclaimed <em>Zaidy’s War</em> preserves his grandfather’s extraordinary World War II survival story.</p><p>Born in Brooklyn and now living in New Jersey with his wife and family, Martin writes across a fascinating range of subjects. He is also a marathoner, Daf Yomi participant, Wordle-r, vexillologist, halvah aficionado—and the autho