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Prospect Park Stories tell how we became who we are today --- living in collapsing civilizations destroying all struggling to survive the dogmas of destructive governments. These stories ask the question --- who determines our future? --- forces beyond our control? --- Destiny? --- or human intelligence ever striving for freedom? For fifty years, going from Vilna to Vladivostok, Kobe, Shanghai, Yenan, Beijing, --- and surviving China's deadly Cultural Revolution --- a destitute Refugee finds freedom and personal fulfillment in Brooklyn, New York. From the lessons of World War II and the 'Cold War' to today's disdain for the rules of International Law --- Prospect Park Stories dramatize existential questions of human survival. Myles Gansfried Playwright Author of: Once Upon a Park Bench The Computer Lesson How did we become who we are today? What events threaten our existential survival? When will humanity prevail over our inhumanity? Dramatizing the hopes and courage of twenty one survivors of mankind's struggle for dignity, peace and justice, Norman Weissman's Prospect Park Stories affirms our belief that democratic values will vanquish authoritarian ideologies as the long arc of history brings more freedom to our suffering world. A good read by an accomplished author. Jack Werblow Ph.D. Professor Emeritus University of New Haven Sarah Schwartz's tale is one few people will know anything about, filled with human pathos, dramatizing the political hubris and horrors of the twentieth century. With a background of political schemes and authoritarian control in the name of various ideologies and false Gods, with America, despite its many failings, still standing as a City on the Hill, Prospect Park Stories are compelling, worthy of attention as a powerful symbol, a revelation for Americans who have lost sight of one of America's defining myths. The myth inspiring Sarah's fifty year journey overcoming all adversities. A myth we as a nation now seem destined to destroy. A story worth telling. Larry Dowler Ph.D. Archivist Yale University (1970-1982) Librarian, Widener Library Harvard University (1982-1998)

"""Prospect Park Stories"" tell how we became who we are today --- living in collapsing civilizations destroying all struggling to survive the dogmas of destructive governments. These stories ask the question --- who determines our future? --- forces beyond our control? --- Destiny? --- or human intelligence ever striving for freedom? For fifty years, going from Vilna to Vladivostok, Kobe, Shanghai, Yenan, Beijing, --- and surviving China's deadly Cultural Revolution --- a destitute Refugee finds freedom and personal fulfillment in Brooklyn, New York. From the lessons of World War II and the 'Cold War' to today's disdain for the rules of International Law --- ""Prospect Park Stories"" dramatize existential questions of human survival."" Myles Gansfried Playwright Author of: ""Once Upon a Park Bench"" ""The Computer Lesson"" ""How did we become who we are today? What events threaten our existential survival? When will humanity prevail over our inhumanity? Dramatizing the hopes and courage of twenty one survivors of mankind's struggle for dignity, peace and justice, Norman Weissman's ""Prospect Park Stories"" affirms our belief that democratic values will vanquish authoritarian ideologies as the long arc of history brings more freedom to our suffering world. A good read by an accomplished author."" Jack Werblow Ph.D. Professor Emeritus University of New Haven ""Sarah Schwartz's tale is one few people will know anything about, filled with human pathos, dramatizing the political hubris and horrors of the twentieth century. With a background of political schemes and authoritarian control in the name of various ideologies and false Gods, with America, despite its many failings, still standing as a City on the Hill, Prospect Park Stories are compelling, worthy of attention as a powerful symbol, a revelation for Americans who have lost sight of one of America's defining myths. The myth inspiring Sarah's fifty year journey overcoming all adversities. A myth we as a nation now seem destined to destroy. A story worth telling."" Larry Dowler Ph.D. Archivist Yale University (1970-1982) Librarian, Widener Library Harvard University (1982-1998)"

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After a sixty year career as writer-director of many award-winni films and television programs Norman Weissman has written 5 novels and a memoir. Determined to oppose the silence in which lies become history, the author makes his reply in art to tell all what he has witnessed. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife Eveline.

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