Overture of Hope: Two Sisters’ Daring Plan That Saved Opera’s Jewish Stars from the Third Reich (Regnery, 2022)
Isabel Vincent
Overture of Hope: Two Sisters’ Daring Plan That Saved Opera’s Jewish Stars from the Third Reich (Regnery, 2022)
Saturday, September 24, 2022
3:00 PM
Bethel United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Presented in partnership with Seaside Jewish Community.
About the book
Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters whose passion for opera took them on frequent trips to Germany and Austria in the 1930s to see their favorite singers. But as the clouds of war gathered, the stars of Continental opera, many of whom were Jewish, faced dark futures under the Nazis. Against all odds, the sisters masterminded a plan to rescue Jews in the opera from horrific fates. Isabel Vincent reveals new details of the Cooks’ bravery and passionate commitment to saving lives and preserving the opera they loved for another generation.
About the author
Isabel Vincent, an award-winning investigative journalist for the New York Post, is the author of several books, including Hitler’s Silent Partners, an account of the Swiss bank accounts left dormant after the Nazi era that won the Yad Vashem Award for Holocaust History.
Purchase the book
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About the Festival
With the help of our presenting sponsors—Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices I PenFed Realty—as well as our community partners and volunteers, the 2022 History Book Festival was full of great discussions with authors of newly published narrative nonfiction and historical fiction.
Special thanks to Lewes Public Library, for venue and assistance with event promotion; to Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, our official bookseller; and to the Cape Gazette and Delmarva Public Media, our media partners.
Mark your calendars for the 2023 History Book Festival. Join our authors, interviewers, and other attendees at live events throughout the weekend of September 29, 30, and October 1.