The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast

RLP 382: Interview with Linda Broenniman

Nov 3, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Linda Broenniman, an author and speaker recognized for her family's Holocaust-era stories, shares her journey of uncovering eight generations of hidden family secrets. She reveals the complexities of her father's hidden Jewish identity and how her mother was honored as Righteous Among the Nations for her bravery during World War II. Linda discusses the emotional impact of family secrets, the importance of ancestry, and the healing journey that comes from discovering one's roots.
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ANECDOTE

Hidden Jewish Roots Revealed

  • Linda discovered her father's family was Jewish decades after she learned the fact and only pursued deep research in her 60s.
  • She uncovered eight generations of the Pulitzer family using documents, books, and Hungarian records found by a researcher.
ANECDOTE

Parents' Wartime Courage

  • Linda's father was conscripted into a Nazi labor camp and escaped multiple times before returning to Budapest.
  • Her mother, a Catholic, hid dozens of Jews in a factory complex and later was honored as Righteous Among the Nations in 2006.
ADVICE

Use Local Experts For Foreign Records

  • Hire native researchers or translators when records are in difficult languages like Hungarian.
  • Use local archives, land registers, and books to verify family links across centuries.
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