The Finnish Jewish Enigma

On October 30, 1942, the Gestapo commander in Estonia was informed that the Finnish government planned to give nine Jewish refugees to Germany. A week later, on November 6, 1942, only eight Jewish refugees were handed over to the Nazis.

Where did the ninth Jew go?

Nadav, a young Israeli photographer, gets lost in the cold wilderness of Lapland and is rescued from death by a survival cabin. A mysterious cipher engraved in a hidden corner of the cabin arouses his curiosity, and together with Heidi, a young Finnish woman he met, they crack the cipher and reveal the secret behind it. During the investigation, the two discover the connection between a Jewish-Finnish sniper unit that exterminated Nazis in World War II, a stolen treasure of diamonds, and the mysterious disappearance of the ninth Jew.

Near Jerusalem, a group of Finnish immigrants founded Yad Ha-Shmona (The Eight’s Memorial) in memory of eight Jewish refugees. The mystery has now been solved. The ninth Jew’s message gets terrifyingly meaningful in the horrifying massacre that occurred in Israel on October 7, 2023.

The novel is historical fiction based on real events that happened in Finland, Austria, Germany, and Israel. It is based on real places, people, and historical facts.