The Leonard Lopate Show: Victor Grossman

Victor Grossman

In 1952, American Victor Grossman (born Stephen Wechsler) swam across the Danube to what was then known as the Soviet Zone, and eventually became a citizen of East Germany. His book is Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany.

Music: "Wings of Courage" soundtrack

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