The Effect on Us - Eliane Goldstein's Podcast

After a murder of Jews happened nearby, I told Janek " the baby in the river..look! she is alive" - Part 2 (of 2) of an interview with Maxwell Smart

May 16, 2022 Season 1 Episode 49
The Effect on Us - Eliane Goldstein's Podcast
After a murder of Jews happened nearby, I told Janek " the baby in the river..look! she is alive" - Part 2 (of 2) of an interview with Maxwell Smart
Show Notes

Join me for the conclusion of my interview with Maxwell Smart.

In this episode I am talking to Maxwell Smart who was just nine when the war began. Born in the Ukrainian town of Buczacz - then part of Poland - had his life turned upside down in 1939.
When Maxwell went into hiding, among others, he and a friend helped save a baby. His friend died a few days later and Maxwell carried the guilt for decades over his friend's  death.

His amazing survival story was written into a book that was released on May 2, 2022 by Harper Collins "The Boy in the Woods".

Maxwell is also a very talented artist who paints a lot about freedom and escape as ongoing themes in his explosions of color. 
https://www.artbymaxwell.com/about-us/