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Menahem Sherman and Boris Kliot were close friends in Riga, Latvia, before WWII.

In 2012, Boris’ son Jason traveled to Israel to speak with Menahem and his wife Lea about Menahem’s childhood, his friendship with Boris, how they survived the Holocaust together, and their lives after the war.

Chapters 1-2: So from the beginning

Chapter 3: Like the horses in Riga

Chapter 4: We must finish the story

Chapter 5: I sit on the ground, and cry

Chapter 6: I find something from my family

Chapter 7: Max, the Son of Samuel

Chapter 8: Mazel