In June 1942, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff devised an unusual plan: the creation of a new, top-secret commando unit made up of Jewish refugees who had escaped to the United Kingdom. Called “X Troop,” the unit was made up of Jewish intellectuals, artists, and athletes from Germany and Austria who would stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis. Dr. Leah Garrett will tell their remarkable story of resistance and heroism, only recently uncovered through declassified military records, war diaries, and interviews with surviving members of X Troop. The talk is based on her critically-acclaimed new book, X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II. Free and open to the public, the talk is sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Advance registration is required at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu. The first 40 people in attendance will receive a free copy of Garrett’s book!
