It was the summer of 1939, and school-aged friends Ivan Kranofsky and Hyman Goldenstein have no worries in the world except how to capture the attention of the beautiful Brenda Cropsky. But by September, their modest lives are shattered as Nazi tanks push through their small town of Bruzgi, Poland destroying everything in their wake. Apprehended by Nazi soldiers and assumed to be Jewish because of his friendship with Hyman, Ivan is sent off with his friend into a subhuman existence of humiliation, terror and forced labor.Treated Like a Jew is a story of hope and courage in the face of one of the world’s darkest chapters. It’s a story of how through the power of love and friendship, the will to survive can defeat the fear of death.