{"product_id":"from-soviet-union-to-usa-alex-nason-9781733521048","title":"From Soviet Union to USA: Our Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Union was in the middle of a tremendous\u003cbr\u003ewheat shortage, plus a grain embargo led by the US, and\u003cbr\u003ewas struggling to find ways to keep its citizens fed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican politicians seized this opportunity to help\u003cbr\u003eRussian Jews escape from the Iron Curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey negotiated a trade with the Soviet government: \u003cbr\u003ewheat for exit visas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThousands of lives suddenly and unexpectedly changed, \u003cbr\u003eincluding mine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI still wonder how much wheat my young family's freedom\u003cbr\u003ewas worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRealizing that family history stories our parents and\u003cbr\u003egrandparents are telling us don't necessary register and\u003cbr\u003eare kept in our brains, is the reason for my memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Nason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733521046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733521048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bcg Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Alex Nason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598586081535,"sku":"9781733521048","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b1006d1-7c88-4cad-bd76-eca4db512681.jpg?v=1702383336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-soviet-union-to-usa-alex-nason-9781733521048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}