Who Was Victor?

"The story of our cousin Victor, one of tryst, travail, tragedy and torment, is based upon facts related by his widow, Leah. It begins during World War I in a small town in Poland and continues thru World War II, his maturing years, covering his travails, which end in a land far from Europe.
The tale evolves from a romance between two persons of conflicting cultures, resulting in the out-of-wedlock birth of the main character.
The protagonist, Victor, is torn between his allegiance to his mother and the father he never knew, ever seeking to find himself."