Boris

About the Book

Boris Kastel was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1914. A few months later the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated some 300 kilometers away in Sarajevo, an act which touched off “The Great War.” That catastrophic event presages Boris’ tumultuous life, during which he traveled to five continents and mastered at least ten languages. Throughout the violent war years following the Nazi invasion of his country, he never lost sight of his great dream—a quest for peace. That quest had to wait through the long years of World War II, when duty called him first to the mountains of Northern Italy with the Italian Underground, and then to Tito’s Partisans and life in nascent Yugoslavia. That quest was realized in a most unexpectedly beautiful way. His story takes us from war-torn Zagreb to post-revolution China, to Ghandi’s India, through the birth of kibbutzim in Palestine, summer and winter Olympics in 1936, the resistance movements in Italy and Yugoslavia, Nazi hunting in Argentina and Uruguay, and ultimately to New York, where he met Eva, and the peace for which he yearned.

About the Author

Jack Dold was Vice Principal of Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California when he met Boris and Eva Kastel, both of whom eventually became part of the faculty. Subsequently Jack has traveled the world as the owner of a large tour company. That vast travel experience is evident in this amazing story of his friend, Boris Kastel. Written as an historical novel, Boris is set in the shattered, turbulent days of World War II. Previously Jack has published with AuthorHouse, two successful books: Crosshairs, a novel about domestic terrorism and You Don’t Stop Living, a moving journal about his wife’s successful battle with 4th stage cancer.