Lunch n' Life - November 21, 2024

Lunch N’ Life

Thursday, November 21, 2024 12 noon — 2 PM

St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church

5222 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032

Vera Kochanowsky will discuss her father’s memoir of turbulent times:

Lenin, Hitler, and Me

(see BELOW for more information about the book)

Cost: Lunch and Program - $15.00 per person

For reservations, please contact the SCFB Office and leave your name and your desire to attend on our message system.Tel. 703-323-4788

Your check should be mailed to 4019 Olley Lane, Fairfax, VA 22032

If you prefer to pay by credit card please click on this link.

https://scfbva.networkforgood.com/events/76866-lunch-n-life-november-21-2024

Deadline for reservations – November 15, 2024

If you are a registered SCFB transportation client and you require transportation to the luncheon, please contact SCFB a week before the event and we will try to find a ride for you.If you are not a registered client you can call and register ASAP and we can then try to find you a ride for the event.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

LENIN, HITLER, AND ME A memoir by Boris J. Kochanowsky Critical Acclaim: “A story that is nothing short of phenomenal—Insightful and gripping…a narrative masterpiece.” –Amy O’Laughlin, Foreword Clarion Reviews “Kochanowsky inspires, weaving the history of an era with a man’s indomitable will to survive...An absorbing and dramatic story of determination self-preservation, human kindness, and pursuit of dreams.” –BlueInk Reviews “A moving memoir and a marvelous firsthand account of one of the most momentous eras in modern history.”–Kirkus Reviews

Born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Boris Kochanowsky (1905-1992) grew up as the youngest son of a successful industrial tycoon. With the coming of the Russian Revolution, his family lost everything, and he was thrust into a world of poverty and oppression. Determined to leave Russia, he made his way to Germany at the age of sixteen, where he studied at the Freiberg School of Mines. After graduation he held various posts, including advisor to the chief minister of mines under Hitler. Suddenly condemned as a Jew, he spent months trying to escape Germany, ultimately crossing the notorious Siegfried line. After almost five years on the run, he reached Switzerland in late 1943 with the help of the French Resistance. Kochanowsky’s later career took him to Argentina, and finally in 1953, to the United States, where he was appointed professor of mining at the Pennsylvania State University. While at Penn State and after retirement, he continued to build a reputation as a blasting and open-pit extraction expert, traveling widely as a consultant to many major mining operations throughout the world. Vera Kochanowsky, daughter of the author, is a specialist in early music. She received a DMA from Stanford University and completed degrees at both the Oberlin and New England Conservatories. She has been active in the DC area as a harpsichordist soloist, chamber musician, private teacher, and choral director since her arrival in the DC area in 1990. She also founded two early music vocal ensembles and led them for 25 years, retiring in 2023. Her two published books focus on the lives of her parents. Her father’s memoir (Lenin, Hitler and Me) was released in 2016. During the COVID pandemic she translated all her parents’ wartime correspondence and published it in a volume entitled Anna and Boris: The Love Letters (1944-1946) in 2022. She continues to teach privately, present harpsichord recitals, and lecture about her parents. Her latest writing project is a book of poetry This book is available from: lulu.com amazon.com Kobo Alibris Kindle Apple ibooks Barnes and Noble (& Nook)