Inside a Publishing Scandal

The Apple, based on the Herman Rosenblat Holocause love story, tells of the boy Herman, who survived  the Holocaust and fell in love with a girl he said tossed him apples over the fence of Schlieben concentration camp. But after appearing on Oprah, and while preparing to publish his memoir, Rosenblat’s touching account of young love was called into question.  He was branded a liar and the book was cancelled. Penelope Holt takes on the truth and the humanity behind Rosenblat’s story and explores why an old man with an inspiring life, and a true Holocaust account, would weave real love and true experiences with fiction. Read an excerpt from the Apple.

Watch Herman Rosenblat recount the story of the girl with the apples and go behind the controversy with The Apple…