The Great Escape

The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World (2006) by Kati Marton. I won't list the nine Jews of the title, but suffice it to say that they were all Hungarian Jews from Budapest, and not coincidentally, the author is also a Hungarian Jew from Budapest. This is a fairly interesting book, although it has kind of a scattershot quality. Of the nine Jews mentioned, four were physicists who played important roles in the development of the American atomic bomb, two became important in the movie industry, two became famous and/or important photographers, and one was an important author. It made for a pretty good read. Grade: B+