The Pride Group at Friendship Village, Tempe, Arizona, was delighted to have Sandor Lubisch as a guest speaker. The 30-35 folks were spell bound as he lectured, answered questions, read portions of his books, and told the group how he writes and develops his narratives.
All his books are self-published on Amazon and can be found at: Amazon.com
My Own Sunrise by Sandor M. Lubisch
Members of my family worked for the Federal Government and were fearful of my sexuality due to the 1950s Lavender Scare when homosexuals were barred from working for the Federal government. Hundreds were outed, forced to quit, or fired from their government jobs.
My parents, being traditional Orthodox Jews, were taught homosexuality was a biblical abomination. They must have sensed something was different about me and didn’t know where to get help. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were no support organizations and services for parents of LGBTQ children. Today’s Pride movement didn’t exist.
The American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder and termed it a sociopathic disturbance until 1973. Disabled children were often regarded as a family curse and parents kept their children’s disability, including homosexuality, a secret from others.
I felt very alone and didn’t think anyone else was like me. I didn’t conclude I was gay until my mid-twenties. Being a public school teacher in the 1970s, I faced being fired for not adhering to “community standards”. I needed to be very discrete and secretive about my sexuality. I wanted to meet others like me and to find love.
Have I The Right? by Sandor M. Lubisch
Sandor M. Lubisch is a retired high school English teacher, Reading Specialist, Professional Development Specialist, Arizona Master Teacher Mentor, and international education consultant.
He serves as an advisory committee member for various LGBTQ+ and community non-profit organizations in Phoenix, Arizona.
His latest book is a historical fiction novel titled “Yitzhak’s Escape: The Jewish Flight to Uzbekistan“. It is based on the true story of his maternal eastern Polish Jewish family’s 1941 escape from the Nazis. They fled by joining the Soviet evacuation to Uzbekistan. This aspect of the Holocaust is rarely mentioned.
“Have I The Right?” is Sandor’s first novel, followed by “My Own Sunrise“.
About this book: Michael Bernstein’s compelling memoir portrays a haunting life journey from a difficult childhood of verbal abuse and rejection to adult romantic obsession. His story is a vivid look inside the mind of an individual encountering poor self-esteem, difficult interpersonal relationships, outward obsessive behavior, and internet addiction.
Yitzhak’s Escape: The Jewish Flight to Uzbekistan by Sandor M. Lubisch
June 21, 1941 – Adolph Hitler breaks the non-aggression pact with Joseph Stalin and orders the German Army to invade Soviet-controlled Eastern Poland with lightning speed.
Teenager Yitzhak Barkan, his family, relatives, and thousands of Jews are affected by this sudden German invasion. They have to make an immediate decision to either remain in their small eastern Polish town and face the Nazis, or flee by joining the Soviet evacuation to Uzbekistan.
This aspect of the Holocaust of the Jewish flight to Uzbekistan is rarely known or mentioned.
The historical fiction book, Yitzhak’s Escape – The Jewish Flight to Uzbekistan, is based on the true story of the author’s maternal family who lived in the small eastern Polish town called Bolechov.
