Hazel Selzer Kahan Shares Heart-Wrenching Story of Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan in Memoir “A House in Lahore”

A memoir that describes the contradictions and dilemmas of growing up Jewish in internment during the post-British Raj Muslim Pakistan era

San Diego California, USA – WEBWIRE

Because my special empathy with Hazel Kahans narrative comes from also being interned during WWII, growing up neither European nor Asian in China, and revisiting my Asian roots much later in life, I find the account of her return to Lahore enchanting. Despite the books title, the reader will decide whether Pakistan was ever truly her home. What a story! Tom Scovel, author of The Year China Changed

Hazel Selzer Kahans A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan was displayed by self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet at the 2023 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience last January 27-30, 2023, at New Orleans N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan shares the heartbreaking experience of the authors family during their internment by the British government from 1940 to 1946.

In the first part of the memoir, the author shares how their lives changed after they were arrested by the government, labeled as enemy aliens, and transferred first to one and then a second internment camp in British India.

By reading this book, the readers will see the vertiginous sense of lifes fragility of how a persons future can be shattered by prejudice and political upheaval.

Anyone interested in reading more of Hazel Selzer Kahans A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan can get a copy of the book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan
Author | Hazel Selzer Kahan
Published Date | October 3, 2022
Publisher | Amazon
Genre | Memoir

Author Bio

Author Hazel Selzer Kahan was born in Lahore in 1939 after her parents fled from Germany and Italy. Hazel and her family spent the years between 1940 and 1946 in British internment camps in India. In 1947, Lahore, the authors cherished home, became part of Pakistan. She lived in Australia and Israel before coming to the United States and pursuing a market research career in New York. She now lives among the woods and vineyards of the North Fork of Long Island where she is a writer, the creator of leafages art, and hosts of two monthly radio interview programs on WPKN radio.

Hazel Selzer Kahan’s Book Will Be Displayed at the 2023 LibLearnX

When they were labeled as enemy aliens, life was then never easy for Hazel Selzer Kahan and her family.

San Diego California, USA – WEBWIRE

In this fascinating memoir, we learn about the full, rich, interesting lives of Hazel Kahan and her incredible family. As readers, we are the beneficiaries of her willingness to reflect on struggles that many might rather avoid, helping us to discover how international persecution and internment shape personal and familial lives, and how false preconceptions and stereotypes can be. Nora Kramer, founder of Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp

Hazel Selzer Kahans A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan will be featured by ReadersMagnet at the 2023 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience on January 27-30, 2023, at New Orleans Earnest N. Morial, Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

A House in Lahore is a memoir that describes the contradictions and dilemmas of growing up Jewish during the British Raj, followed by more than five years in British internment camps in India and then the birth of Muslim Pakistan.

This book gives readers an intimate look at the Selzer family, Jewish refugees arriving in India in 1937, as their lives were turned upside down after fleeing from Hitlers Europe. The author details her experiences from the day when two policemen came over to their house to arrest her entire family because they were labeled as enemy aliens by the British government until they were released back into civilian life in Lahore. The clarity and emotion with which the author tells the story allows the reader to resonate with the familys experiences and the resilience they demonstrated in the vibrant lives that followed.

Although many unanswered questions remain: Why would the British arrest your parents in India of all places, people ask me, why were they there and how did they get caught for heavens sake? I try to answer them with just the facts because there are no reasons, Hazel tries to answer them in this engrossing memoir.

Grab the opportunity to see Hazel Selzer Kahans book A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan at the ReadersMagnet exhibit booth on January 27-30, 2023, for the LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX).

Copies of the book are also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan
Author | Hazel Selzer Kahan
Published Date | October 3, 2022
Publisher | Amazon
Genre | Memoir

Author Bio

Author Hazel Selzer Kahan was born in Lahore in 1939 after her parents flee from Germany and Italy. Hazel and her family spent the years between 1940 and 1946 in British internment camps in India. In 1947, Lahore, which is the authors cherished home, became part of Pakistan. She lived in Australia and Israel before coming to the United States and pursuing a market research career in New York. She now lives among the woods and vineyards of the North Fork of Long Island where she is a writer, the creator of leafages art, and the host of two monthly radio interview programs on WPKN radio.

Hazel Stammen Shares a Vivid Story About Flowers in a Garden, Filled With Life Lessons, in Her Book “The Garden of Splendor”

This visually stunning storybook is a delightful tale about a land called Splendor, where a breath-taking flower garden lives in harmony, complete with vivid palettes of whites, yellows, pinks, and purples. These flowers would talk, play, sing and laugh all day. Each of them possesses a unique fragrance, blending with each other to create a sweet aroma in the air. Everything was happy and peaceful until one day a storm passed and taught each flower some valuable lessons.

Read the book to follow the events that happened that day. Children of all ages will surely enjoy its story flow and art style. The storybook features eye-candy, hand-drawn illustrations by Jennifer Kotick that will delight art aficionados.

The story is all about lessons of tolerance, respect, and harmony to one another. An inspiring book that stirs up the senses, as well as other life lessons being presented throughout the narrative. An invaluable and awesome addition to your collection or library that is yours to keep.

Buy the book at: https://youronlinepublicist.com/product/the-garden-of-splendor-by-hazel-stammen/

The Garden of Splendor
Author: Hazel Stammen
Publisher: Your Online Publicist
Publication Date: July 2021
Genre: Children’s Book
Target Audience: Children 5 to 7 years old

About the Author
Hazel Stammen was born and raised in Hawaii. This is her second children’s book. She is a songwriter, musician, poet, singer and has six children and eight grandchildren. She resides in the state of Florida, surrounded by family and sunshine.