in the new year. The Galitzianer is the quarterly research journal of Gesher
Galicia. Rich in diverse content, this new issue includes the story of
a Galician Jew whose incongruous biography includes Shakespearean
scholar, acclaimed essayist, ally to Theodor Herzl, and adviser to the
Austrian president. The journal also offers a window into the early
life of esteemed Hollywood screenwriter and director Billy Wilder, who
was born in the Galician town of Sucha. And there is a stunningly
detailed account of the Holocaust in eastern Galicia by Philip
Friedman, the father of Holocaust history.

Here is the full list of articles in this issue:

• Research Corner: Waiting for Records by Tony Kahane
• WWI Research in the Nachrichten by Eric Feinstein
• Philip Friedman’s Work: “The Extermination of Jews in East Galicia” by Barbara Krasner
• Here Lies Soap: Memorial to the Jews of Zbaraz by Susan J. Gordon
• The Education of a Galician: The Case of Leon Kellner by Prof. David Rechter
• The Making of Billy Wilder by Prof. Noah Isenberg
• My Ancestral Home: Then and Now by Ronald H. Drucker
• President’s Page: Memories of a Galitzianer Shul by Steven S. Turner

The Galitzianer is a membership benefit of Gesher Galicia. To join,
visit our website at www.geshergalicia.org/membership/. Members and
nonmembers alike are invited to submit articles to the journal on
Galicia-related themes. For details, please review our submissions
policy at www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/#submissions and
contact me at submissions@....


Jodi G. Benjamin
Editor, The Galitzianer