Fleeing the Nazis, Surviving the Gulag, and Arriving in the Free World: My Life and Times: Victor Zarnowitz
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Victor Zarnowitz, probably the world’s pre-eminent scholar of business cycles, has written a fascinating account of his life up to now, mostly in the turbulence of the 20th Century. The book is not only a narrative of triumph over many evil forces and events, but is also illuminated by the warm, kind, and thoughtful personality of the author, familiar to those who have known him for many years. It is partly that personality that comes out in his love for democracy and freedom, evident throughout the book.”-Robert E. Lipsey, Director, New York Office, National Bureau of Economic Research
Review
“Victor Zarnowitz is an economist–an absolutely first-class economist. He is one of the few totally at home both with masses of data and with sorting out that data in ways that cast fresh light over the way the economy works. But this memoir is not a statistical book. Rather, it’s a uniquely personal story. It’s a human story and a quintessential American story: the triumph of the human spirit in the context of freedom and opportunity.”–
“Victor Zarnowitz is a national treasure–and, having survived the Nazi invasion, he’s an American national treasure. He probably knows more about business cycles than anyone alive. But even such a monumental store of knowledge is just a part of Victor–as this book beautifully demonstrates.”–
“Victor Zarnowitz stands among the great business cycle researchers of the past half century. His work as an economist helped his adopted nation navigate uncertain times. This very personal story of how he navigated war and economic calamity is a moving and important tale. From a youth in the Polish town of Auschwitz, to Russian gulags, to his research in Heidelberg and Chicago and New York, he is a survivor who lost much in his journey. He has also given very much back.”–
“Victor Zarnowitz, probably the world’s pre-eminent scholar of business cycles, has written a fascinating account of his life up to now, mostly in the turbulence of the 20th Century. The book is not only a narrative of triumph over many evil forces and events, but is also illuminated by the warm, kind, and thoughtful personality of the author, familiar to those who have known him for many years. It is partly that personality that comes out in his love for democracy and freedom, evident throughout the book.”–