My Dear Boy

After the death of her parents in 2000, Joanie Holzer Schirm uncovered a treasure trove of letters, journals, photographs, and recordings that reveal her father Oswald "Valdik" Holzer's extraordinary life journey. From his youth in interwar Prague to his escapes from Nazi forces, work in China during wartime, and eventual settlement in the United States, his story is one of resilience, survival, and hope across multiple continents. This posthumous memoir vividly captures his experiences and brings to life a remarkable tale of wartime perseverance.