Silvia Foti's guest appearances

Silvia Foti

HARDtalk

NARA

Marc Bernier Show Podcast

Alexander Emmanual Sandalis Talking Chimps Podcast 🦍

Wining About Herstory

The Morning Glory Project

The Divorce and Beyond Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq.

Contraélite

Money Loves Women

TNT Radio

Steven Mosher

Lindsey Graham

Mary Grabar

Robert Spencer

Jordan Peterson

Alan Dershowitz

Abigail Shrier

Marc Morano

Ed Brodow

Hilary DeCesare

Patrick Wood

Larry Klayman

Elizabeth Woodworth

Philip Morris

Roger Hallam

OwlTail

GUEST OVERVIEW: Silvia Kučėnaitė Foti, MSJ, MAT, MFA, is a journalist, creative writer, teacher, and mother. Silvia holds Masters’ degrees in Journalism, Education, and Creative Nonfiction, has been a journalist for twenty years, has published two mystery novels, and has been a high school English teacher since 2007.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Silvia Kučėnaitė Foti, MSJ, MAT, MFA, is a journalist, creative writer, teacher, and mother. Silvia holds Masters’ degrees in Journalism, Education, and Creative Nonfiction, has been a journalist for twenty years, has published two mystery novels, and has been a high school English teacher since 2007.

Silvia Foti on The Hrvoje Morić Show - 08 June 2022

Jonas Noreika

ENGLISH starts after our intro!  Also finally on YouTube (https://youtu.be/MoxpsgpenAk) -  We are starting CON FUERZA in our 3rd season of Contraelite! We interviewed Lithuanian-American author Silvia Foti, who wrote "The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal"  and buckle up, because it's a super interesting ride into how Silvia found out the very painful history of her grandfather, Jonas Noreika, or "General Storm" who was hailed as a Lithuanian war hero, while in reality, he had been an anti-Soviet partisan and Nazi collaborator.  Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  Contraelite podcast on different platforms: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://anchor.fm/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: New York Times article "No more lies. My grandfather was a Nazi" by Silvia Foti: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html NYT article en español: https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/31/espanol/opinion/abuelo-nazi.html Silvia Foti on HardTalk BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n10 Silvia's article: https://www.silviafoti.com/who-is-jonas-noreika/  Article on the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-lithuania-nazi-jonas-noreika-20210407-k72dbr373fforgk6kuq5ubzkru-story.html My grandfather, a national hero in Lithuania — and a war criminal - Article on the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/how-author-silvia-foti-discovered-her-grandfathers-nazi-past/ Silvia's book: https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Granddaughter-Discovered-Grandfather-Criminal/dp/1684511089 Articles about controversial monument in Budapest, Hungary:  -EURACTIV article https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/controversial-monument-divides-hungarians-angers-jewish-community/ -Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-holocaust-german-memorial/hungary-pm-defends-contested-monument-to-nazi-victims-idUSBREA0L1H820140122

ENGLISH starts after our intro!  Also finally on YouTube (<a href="https://youtu.be/MoxpsgpenAk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/MoxpsgpenAk</a>) -  We are starting CON FUERZA in our 3rd season of Contraelite! We interviewed Lithuanian-American author Silvia Foti, who wrote "The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal"  and buckle up, because it's a super interesting ride into how Silvia found out the very painful history of her grandfather, Jonas Noreika, or "General Storm" who was hailed as a Lithuanian war hero, while in reality, he had been an anti-Soviet partisan and Nazi collaborator.  Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  Contraelite podcast on different platforms: Apple: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple</a> Anchor: <a href="https://anchor.fm/contraelite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/contraelite</a> Spotify: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify</a> Google: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle</a> YouTube: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube</a> Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (<a href="https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/</a>) Related reading and more information about our guest: New York Times article "No more lies. My grandfather was a Nazi" by Silvia Foti: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html</a> NYT article en español: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/31/espanol/opinion/abuelo-nazi.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/31/espanol/opinion/abuelo-nazi.html</a> Silvia Foti on HardTalk BBC: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n10</a> Silvia's article: <a href="https://www.silviafoti.com/who-is-jonas-noreika/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.silviafoti.com/who-is-jonas-noreika/</a> Article on the Chicago Tribune: <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-lithuania-nazi-jonas-noreika-20210407-k72dbr373fforgk6kuq5ubzkru-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-lithuania-nazi-jonas-noreika-20210407-k72dbr373fforgk6kuq5ubzkru-story.html</a> My grandfather, a national hero in Lithuania — and a war criminal - Article on the Harvard Gazette: <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/how-author-silvia-foti-discovered-her-grandfathers-nazi-past/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/how-author-silvia-foti-discovered-her-grandfathers-nazi-past/</a> Silvia's book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Granddaughter-Discovered-Grandfather-Criminal/dp/1684511089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Granddaughter-Discovered-Grandfather-Criminal/dp/1684511089</a> Articles about controversial monument in Budapest, Hungary:  -EURACTIV article <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/controversial-monument-divides-hungarians-angers-jewish-community/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/controversial-monument-divides-hungarians-angers-jewish-community/</a> -Reuters article: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-holocaust-german-memorial/hungary-pm-defends-contested-monument-to-nazi-victims-idUSBREA0L1H820140122" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-holocaust-german-memorial/hungary-pm-defends-contested-monument-to-nazi-victims-idUSBREA0L1H820140122</a>

[EN INGLÉS] THE NAZI'S GRANDDAUGHTER: Interview with author Silvia Foti about her book & investigation into Jonas Noreika aka General Storm

Silvia Foti was raised on reverent stories about her hero grandfather, a martyr for Lithuanian independence and an unblemished patriot. His granddaughter, growing up in Chicago, was treated like royalty in her tightly knit Lithuanian community. But in 2000, when Silvia traveled to Lithuania for a ceremony honoring her grandfather, she heard a different story…a “rumor” that her grandfather hand been a “Jew-Killer”. Silvia, an award-winning investigative journalist could not ignore such a sharply barbed rumor and embarked on a wrenching twenty-year quest for the truth. This journey into World War II history is intensely personal, but filled with universal lessons about courage, faith, memory, and justice as told her memoir, The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal.

Silvia Foti was raised on reverent stories about her hero grandfather, a martyr for Lithuanian independence and an unblemished patriot. His granddaughter, growing up in Chicago, was treated like royalty in her tightly knit Lithuanian community. But in 2000, when Silvia traveled to Lithuania for a ceremony honoring her grandfather, she heard a different story…a “rumor” that her grandfather hand been a “Jew-Killer”. Silvia, an award-winning investigative journalist could not ignore such a sharply barbed rumor and embarked on a wrenching twenty-year quest for the truth. This journey into World War II history is intensely personal, but filled with universal lessons about courage, faith, memory, and justice as told her memoir, The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal.

Silvia Foti: A Search for Truth

This week on Divorce &amp; Beyond, Host, Susan Guthrie speaks with Best-Selling Author, Silvia Foti, whose book The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal caused a world-wide sensation and sparked a deeper conversation around her deeply personal journey through denial, loss of identity and eventual acceptance and decision to honor the truth.   At first it may be hard to see where Silvia Foti's journey from the treasured granddaughter of a celebrated national hero, to the becoming the myth-busting heir to a history of deceit, anti-Semitism and Nazi collaboration intersects with the journey through divorce but trust us - it does!  After all, when we are faced with a reality that we find unacceptable, such as divorce or other unwelcome major life change, isn't it human nature to enter some period of denial?  Silvia certainly did when she discovered the truth about her grandfather's participation in atrocities during the war.   And when you have believed for years that your role in life is wife, husband, partner and/or spouse, isn't there some element of loss of identity when things drastically change during a divorce?  Silvia experienced this as well and more on her 20-year long journey to uncover and then document the truth of her history. This is a riveting story of one woman's journey for truth and her many lessons that will help you on your way - be sure to listen today! More About Silvia Foti: SILVIA FOTI, author of the memoir The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal, is an award-winning investigative journalist in Chicago and a high school literature teacher. She holds master’s degrees in journalism, education, and creative nonfiction. Silvia made a deathbed promise to her mother to write a book about her famous, WWII hero grandfather, Jonas Noreika, twenty-one years ago. Silvia’s grandmother begged her not to write about her husband. “Just let history lie,” she whispered. Silvia had no idea that in keeping her promise to her mother, her discoveries would bring her to a personal crisis, challenge her Catholic faith, unearth Holocaust denial, and expose an official cover-up by the Lithuanian government. Her goal in writing this story of her grandfather, known as General Storm in Lithuania, is to upend Lithuania’s narrative that Lithuanians had nothing to do with killing Jews, that it was all done by German Nazis. Contact Silvia: www.silviafoti.com  Get the Book:  https://amzn.to/3Kwjfw6 Read the article in the New York Times featuring Silvia and the book:  No More Lies. My Grandfather Was a Nazi. - The New York Times ***************************************************************************** MEET OUR CREATOR AND HOST: SUSAN GUTHRIE®, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  Susan is a member of the Executive Council of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and is the Founder of Divorce in a Better Way® which provides a curated selection of resources and information for those facing divorce and other life changes.  Internationally renowned as one of the leading experts in online mediation, Susan created her Learn to Mediate Online® program and has trained more than 20,000 professionals in how to transition their practice online.  Susan recently partnered with legal and mediation legend, Forrest "Woody" Mosten to create the Mosten Guthrie Academy which provides gold standard, fully online training for mediation and collaborative professionals at all stages of their career.   ******************************************************************************  Mosten Guthrie Academy Co-Parenting Specialist Training Program!  Lead Trainer: Christina McGhee (yes, THAT Christina McGhee that you love on Divorce &amp; Beyond!) The first of its kind, this Intensive Co-parenting Training Program is designed to do exactly that. It helps family law practitioners move beyond focusing on how time is spent between households and center their work with co-parents on the needs of children as they navigate the realities of post-divorce parenting. Regardless of where you are on the spectrum of experience, this innovative program will help you make the shift while gaining valuable skills and tools you can start using in your practice right away. Our next training is in May, 2022 - JOIN US! https://mostenguthrie.com/co-parenting-specialist/ ********************************************* Remember to follow Susan Guthrie and THE DIVORCE AND BEYOND PODCAST on social media for updates and inside tips and information: Susan Guthrie on Facebook @susanguthrieesq Susan on Instagram @susanguthrieesq @divorceandbeyond Susan on Twitter @guthrielaw If you want to see the video version of the podcast episodes they are available on The Divorce &amp; Beyond YouTube Channel!  Make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode! Finally, we'd really appreciate it if you would  give us a 5 Star Rating and tell us what you like about the show in a review - your feedback really matters to us! Here's a link to the show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-divorce-and-beyond-podcast-with-susan-guthrie-esq/id1490881800 You can get in touch with Susan at divorceandbeyondpod@gmail.com.  Don't forget to visit the webpage www.divorceandbeyondpod.com and sign up for the free NEWSLETTER to receive a special welcome video from Susan and more!! ******************************************************************** THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:  dtour.life ******************************************************************* SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE! If you would like to sponsor the show please reach out to us at  divorceandbeyondpod@gmail.com for pricing and details!!! ********************************************************************* DISCLAIMER:  THE COMMENTARY AND OPINIONS AVAILABLE ON THIS PODCAST ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE.  YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE OR PROBLEM.

This week on <a href="https://www.divorceandbeyondpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divorce &amp; Beyond</a>, Host, <a href="https://www.divorceinabetterway.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Guthrie</a> speaks with Best-Selling Author, Silvia Foti, whose book <a href="https://amzn.to/3jlMGoL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal</a> caused a world-wide sensation and sparked a deeper conversation around her deeply personal journey through denial, loss of identity and eventual acceptance and decision to honor the truth.   At first it may be hard to see where Silvia Foti's journey from the treasured granddaughter of a celebrated national hero, to the becoming the myth-busting heir to a history of deceit, anti-Semitism and Nazi collaboration intersects with the journey through divorce but trust us - it does!  After all, when we are faced with a reality that we find unacceptable, such as divorce or other unwelcome major life change, isn't it human nature to enter some period of denial?  Silvia certainly did when she discovered the truth about her grandfather's participation in atrocities during the war.   And when you have believed for years that your role in life is wife, husband, partner and/or spouse, isn't there some element of loss of identity when things drastically change during a divorce?  Silvia experienced this as well and more on her 20-year long journey to uncover and then document the truth of her history. This is a riveting story of one woman's journey for truth and her many lessons that will help you on your way - be sure to listen today! More About Silvia Foti: <a href="https://www.sylviafoti.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SILVIA FOTI,</a> author of the memoir <a href="https://amzn.to/3jlMGoL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal</a>, is an award-winning investigative journalist in Chicago and a high school literature teacher. She holds master’s degrees in journalism, education, and creative nonfiction. Silvia made a deathbed promise to her mother to write a book about her famous, WWII hero grandfather, Jonas Noreika, twenty-one years ago. Silvia’s grandmother begged her not to write about her husband. “Just let history lie,” she whispered. Silvia had no idea that in keeping her promise to her mother, her discoveries would bring her to a personal crisis, challenge her Catholic faith, unearth Holocaust denial, and expose an official cover-up by the Lithuanian government. Her goal in writing this story of her grandfather, known as General Storm in Lithuania, is to upend Lithuania’s narrative that Lithuanians had nothing to do with killing Jews, that it was all done by German Nazis. Contact Silvia: <a href="http://www.sylviafoti.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.silviafoti.com</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3Kwjfw6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Get the Book:  <a href="https://amzn.to/3Kwjfw6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3Kwjfw6</a> Read the article in the New York Times featuring Silvia and the book:  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No More Lies. My Grandfather Was a Nazi. - The New York Times</a> ***************************************************************************** MEET OUR CREATOR AND HOST: SUSAN GUTHRIE®, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  Susan is a member of the Executive Council of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and is the Founder of <a href="https://www.divorceinabetterway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divorce in a Better Way®</a> which provides a curated selection of resources and information for those facing divorce and other life changes.  Internationally renowned as one of the leading experts in online mediation, Susan created her <a href="https://www.learntomediateonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn to Mediate Online®</a> program and has trained more than 20,000 professionals in how to transition their practice online.  Susan recently partnered with legal and mediation legend, Forrest "Woody" Mosten to create the <a href="https://www.mostenguthrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mosten Guthrie Academy </a>which provides gold standard, fully online training for mediation and collaborative professionals at all stages of their career.   ****************************************************************************** <a href="https://mostenguthrie.com/co-parenting-specialist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Mosten Guthrie Academy Co-Parenting Specialist Training Program!  Lead Trainer: Christina McGhee (yes, THAT Christina McGhee that you love on Divorce &amp; Beyond!) The first of its kind, this Intensive Co-parenting Training Program is designed to do exactly that. It helps family law practitioners move beyond focusing on how time is spent between households and center their work with co-parents on the needs of children as they navigate the realities of post-divorce parenting. Regardless of where you are on the spectrum of experience, this innovative program will help you make the shift while gaining valuable skills and tools you can start using in your practice right away. Our next training is in May, 2022 - JOIN US! <a href="https://mostenguthrie.com/co-parenting-specialist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mostenguthrie.com/co-parenting-specialist/</a> ********************************************* Remember to follow Susan Guthrie and THE DIVORCE AND BEYOND PODCAST on social media for updates and inside tips and information: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SusanGuthrieEsq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Guthrie on Facebook</a> @susanguthrieesq <a href="https://www.instagram.com/susanguthrieesq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan on Instagram</a> @susanguthrieesq @divorceandbeyond <a href="https://twitter.com/guthrielaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan on Twitter</a> @guthrielaw If you want to see the video version of the podcast episodes they are available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVCL6TXledYo-BIQC4YknCg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Divorce &amp; Beyond YouTube Channel</a>!  Make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode! Finally, we'd really appreciate it if you would  give us a 5 Star Rating and tell us what you like about the show in a review - your feedback really matters to us! 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Overcoming Denial and Loss of Identity with the Nazi’s Granddaughter, Silvia Foti on Divorce & Beyond #230

A teacher in Chicago found out that her grandfather signed documents bringing hundreds of Lithuanian Jews to the ghetto. She invites Lithuanians to research their own family histories, but not everyone is happy about it. Find additional information at: https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/silvia-foti Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/naralt

A teacher in Chicago found out that her grandfather signed documents bringing hundreds of Lithuanian Jews to the ghetto. She invites Lithuanians to research their own family histories, but not everyone is happy about it. Find additional information at: <a href="https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/silvia-foti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/silvia-foti</a> Support our work at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/naralt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/naralt</a>

Rethinking Lithuania. Silvia Foti: ’People Say I am Hurting Lithuania. In My Heart, I am Helping’

The following conversation presents the story of how journalist Silvia Foti uncovered lies about the history of her grandfather who was responsible for killing thousands in the holocaust. This memoir becomes much more significant when she later discovers the Lithuanian government has been ignoring and lying about their participation in contributing to the holocaust. Silvia Foti is a former journalist of 20 years in Chicago and now a high school literature teacher. You can read more about her story in her latest book here: https://amzn.to/3AqjsLw

The following conversation presents the story of how journalist Silvia Foti uncovered lies about the history of her grandfather who was responsible for killing thousands in the holocaust. This memoir becomes much more significant when she later discovers the Lithuanian government has been ignoring and lying about their participation in contributing to the holocaust. Silvia Foti is a former journalist of 20 years in Chicago and now a high school literature teacher. You can read more about her story in her latest book here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3AqjsLw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3AqjsLw</a>

The Holocaust, Identity & Uncovering Historical Lies | Silvia Foti - TALKING CHIMPS #39

Stephen Sackur interviews Silvia Foti, an American writer whose grandfather was a Lithuanian man hailed as heroic patriot who paid with his life resisting the Soviets. But according to his granddaughter, Jonas Noreika was no hero - he had the blood of thousands of Jews on his hands. She’s chosen to speak out, angering many in Lithuania. What happens when truth trumps family loyalty?

Silvia Foti: When truth trumps family loyalty

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Silvia Kučėnaitė Foti, MSJ, MAT, MFA, is a journalist, creative writer, teacher, and mother. Silvia holds Masters’ degrees in Journalism, Education, and Creative Nonfiction has been a journalist for twenty years, has published two mystery novels, and has been a high school English teacher since 2007. With a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University, Silvia has extensive experience in writing nonfiction and has written for a variety of publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Southtown Economist, Southwest News-Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Parent, LA Parent, Buenos Aires Herald, Argentine News. After she earned her Master’s degree in Journalism, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to live with her great aunt, her grandfather’s sister, while recording many stories about her legendary grandfather. At the same time, she wrote movie reviews and features for the Buenos Aires Herald and Argentine News, photographed polo players for Polo News, taught English to business executives, and learned how to speak Spanish fluently. Upon her return to Chicago, she worked for the Academy of General Dentistry, where she managed its flagship monthly newsmagazine AGD Impact, as well as its major communications pieces. She left the AGD to form her own freelance writing company called Lotus Ink, and worked from home while raising two children, Gabriel and Alessandra. As a freelance writer, she wrote content for several websites, columns for newsmagazines, and feature articles for several publications, including Crain’s Chicago Business, Southtown Daily, and Real Woman Magazine. She won an Honorable Mention Award from Parenting Publications of America for her spot-news feature on “Are we scaring our kids silly?” published in Chicago Parent. While working as a journalist, she wrote two mystery novels featuring a journalist who covers paranormal events. Skullduggery, published by Creative Arts, received a positive review by the Library Journal: “A highly appealing, up-front heroine and a novel look at Chicago politics make this an attractive first mystery.” The Diva’s Fool, published by Echelon Press, garnered The Lovey Award from the Love Is Murder Conference for Best Paranormal/SciFi /Horror. She shifted gears and decided to become a high school English teacher to allow her to write her grandfathers story during the summer school break. She pursued a Master’s in Teaching at National Louis University, then joined the staff of Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy, a selective public high school that attracts a diverse student body. In the meantime, during her school breaks, she kept researching and writing about her grandfather. After several rewrites and rejections, she realized her journalism training and objective reporting style were inadequate for the complicated and subjective scope of this project. She decided to pursue a second writing degree, this time an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Murray State University in Kentucky. She published a memoir piece about her experience at a diaconate retreat in the literary magazine Dappled Things and was awarded second place in its 2015 Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction. Silvia speaks English, Lithuanian, and Spanish fluently. She grew up speaking Lithuanian exclusively in her home in Chicago, attended Lithuanian Saturday School for ten years, and was a member of several Lithuanian organizations, including scouts, a dancing group, a volleyball club, and Futurists, a Catholic organization. Most of her summers were spent at Lithuanian camps in Michigan, where she learned more about her heritage. As a teenager, she worked at a hospital founded by Lithuanian nuns, at a printing company that published Lithuanian publications, and for Lituanus, a Lithuanian-American quarterly. At home, she heard countless stories about her grandfather from her mother and grandmother and was raised to adore him, as well as the homeland. Silvia is an involved and practicing Catholic. Her most touching ministry involves SPRED–Special Religious Education for youth with developmental disabilities, such as autism or cerebral palsy. Besides reading, writing, and listening to classical music, she likes to walk, swim, do strength-training, and experiment with the latest diet fad because she’s always trying to be on a diet. She is passionate about the subject of heroin addiction. Her daughter, Alessandra, dated a young man who introduced her to the deadly drug and by her third exposure was helplessly addicted. She succumbed to an overdose at the age of twenty-one in 2015. This might be the subject of a future book. What You Will Learn:  How Silvia became a successful author What’s in store for Silvia’s upcoming book release How the discovery of allegations that Silvia’s grandfather killed Jews in WWII inspired her new book How Silvia personally processed the shocking truth about her grandfather as she dug deeper into his history The two major breakthroughs that helped Silvia gain clarity around the confirmation of the allegations regarding her grandfathers crimes her What’s next for Silvia after her book gets published  How to contact Silvia Foti:  Website: https://silviafoti.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-foti-96a3081/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silvia.foti.14 Twitter: @silvia_foti 

Silvia Kučėnaitė Foti, MSJ, MAT, MFA, is a journalist, creative writer, teacher, and mother. Silvia holds Masters’ degrees in Journalism, Education, and Creative Nonfiction has been a journalist for twenty years, has published two mystery novels, and has been a high school English teacher since 2007. With a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University, Silvia has extensive experience in writing nonfiction and has written for a variety of publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Southtown Economist, Southwest News-Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Parent, LA Parent, Buenos Aires Herald, Argentine News. After she earned her Master’s degree in Journalism, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to live with her great aunt, her grandfather’s sister, while recording many stories about her legendary grandfather. At the same time, she wrote movie reviews and features for the Buenos Aires Herald and Argentine News, photographed polo players for Polo News, taught English to business executives, and learned how to speak Spanish fluently. Upon her return to Chicago, she worked for the Academy of General Dentistry, where she managed its flagship monthly newsmagazine AGD Impact, as well as its major communications pieces. She left the AGD to form her own freelance writing company called Lotus Ink, and worked from home while raising two children, Gabriel and Alessandra. As a freelance writer, she wrote content for several websites, columns for newsmagazines, and feature articles for several publications, including Crain’s Chicago Business, Southtown Daily, and Real Woman Magazine. She won an Honorable Mention Award from Parenting Publications of America for her spot-news feature on “Are we scaring our kids silly?” published in Chicago Parent. While working as a journalist, she wrote two mystery novels featuring a journalist who covers paranormal events. Skullduggery, published by Creative Arts, received a positive review by the Library Journal: “A highly appealing, up-front heroine and a novel look at Chicago politics make this an attractive first mystery.” The Diva’s Fool, published by Echelon Press, garnered The Lovey Award from the Love Is Murder Conference for Best Paranormal/SciFi /Horror. She shifted gears and decided to become a high school English teacher to allow her to write her grandfathers story during the summer school break. She pursued a Master’s in Teaching at National Louis University, then joined the staff of Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy, a selective public high school that attracts a diverse student body. In the meantime, during her school breaks, she kept researching and writing about her grandfather. After several rewrites and rejections, she realized her journalism training and objective reporting style were inadequate for the complicated and subjective scope of this project. She decided to pursue a second writing degree, this time an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Murray State University in Kentucky. She published a memoir piece about her experience at a diaconate retreat in the literary magazine Dappled Things and was awarded second place in its 2015 Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction. Silvia speaks English, Lithuanian, and Spanish fluently. She grew up speaking Lithuanian exclusively in her home in Chicago, attended Lithuanian Saturday School for ten years, and was a member of several Lithuanian organizations, including scouts, a dancing group, a volleyball club, and Futurists, a Catholic organization. Most of her summers were spent at Lithuanian camps in Michigan, where she learned more about her heritage. As a teenager, she worked at a hospital founded by Lithuanian nuns, at a printing company that published Lithuanian publications, and for Lituanus, a Lithuanian-American quarterly. At home, she heard countless stories about her grandfather from her mother and grandmother and was raised to adore him, as well as the homeland. Silvia is an involved and practicing Catholic. Her most touching ministry involves SPRED–Special Religious Education for youth with developmental disabilities, such as autism or cerebral palsy. Besides reading, writing, and listening to classical music, she likes to walk, swim, do strength-training, and experiment with the latest diet fad because she’s always trying to be on a diet. She is passionate about the subject of heroin addiction. Her daughter, Alessandra, dated a young man who introduced her to the deadly drug and by her third exposure was helplessly addicted. She succumbed to an overdose at the age of twenty-one in 2015. This might be the subject of a future book. What You Will Learn: <ul> <li>How Silvia became a successful author</li> <li>What’s in store for Silvia’s upcoming book release</li> <li>How the discovery of allegations that Silvia’s grandfather killed Jews in WWII inspired her new book</li> <li>How Silvia personally processed the shocking truth about her grandfather as she dug deeper into his history</li> <li>The two major breakthroughs that helped Silvia gain clarity around the confirmation of the allegations regarding her grandfathers crimes her</li> <li>What’s next for Silvia after her book gets published</li> </ul> How to contact Silvia Foti: <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://silviafoti.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://silviafoti.com/</a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-foti-96a3081/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-foti-96a3081/</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/silvia.foti.14" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/silvia.foti.14</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/silvia_foti?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@silvia_foti</a></li> </ul>