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In the
spring of 1941, before the United States had entered World War II, the
passenger ship Zamzam was sunk by a German raider in the
South Atlantic. Among the Zamzam's 201
passengers were 142 Americans, most of whom were
missionaries en route to Africa. The dramatic sinking and
miraculous rescue became headline news in 1941.
The Zamzam Story continues to draw interest through new
publications, interviews, presentations, and reunions of survivors.
Survivor Luella Faith Holwerda has recently published a children's book
about the Zamzam. It is titled "Zamzam's
Faith in the Middle", Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2011.
Peter Levitt, also a Zamzam survivor, has written a book titled "A
Memoir on the Sinking of the Zamzam", Toronto: Lugus
Publications, 2011.
In May 2011 Peter Levitt was interviewed by Steve Paikin, Anchor and
Senior Editor of the public affairs program "The
Agenda with Steve Paikin". The interview, which focused on Peter's
new book and the Zamzam and internment experience, was televised
on TVO, the public TeleVision station for Ontario, Canada.
Photos and comments from the 2010 reunion of Zamzam survivors and
families may be viewed in the "Survivors
and Reunions" section. Also, two interviews by Laurence
Danielson in 2010 have been recorded as YouTube segments and may be
viewed in "Resources".
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