Arthur J. Magida
Two Wheels to Freedom:
The Story of a Young Jew, Wartime Resistance, and a Daring Escape

 

 

Cioma Schönhaus, seemingly a young bon vivant in Nazi Germany, was an unlikely hero. Hiding in plain sight, Cioma frequented swanky bars and restaurants, sailed, and partied—all while sabotaging weapons in the munitions factory where he worked and forging fake IDs that helped hundreds of Jews survive. When the Gestapo closed in on him, he was forced to make a daring escape.

Arthur J. Magida, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer nominee, has been a contributing correspondent to PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, senior editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, and editorial director for Jewish Lights Publishing. His previous books include Code Name Madeleine and The Nazi Séance.