Yanky Fachler
The Lunatic Express: Bridge over the River Tsavo
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Summary
Gallipoli, Entebbe, man-eating lions, and Zionist mules. Their common denominator is a British officer, Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson (1867-1947), who became a legend after he killed two man-eating lions while supervising the construction of the Tsavo railroad bridge, part of the Lunatic Express–aka the Uganda Railway.
Yanky Fachler
Yanky Fachler is chair of the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland. He has a regular slot, Word in Edgeways, on early-morning Irish radio. He delivered 250 Zoom lectures during COVID and is the author of several books, including Kaleidoscope: 100 Characters Who Helped Shape the Irish Jewish Community; Jewish Letchworth: A Microcosm of the Jewish Communal Experience; The Vow: Rebuilding the Fachler Tribe After the Holocaust; and 6 Officers, 2 Lions and 750 Mules.