Former Russian KGB Undercover Spy Jack Barsky will speak at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum on March 14.

The story of a Russian KGB Spy and an Allentown FBI investigation that centered on Mount Bethel has attracted worldwide attention.

Barsky will speak about and sign copies of his book “Deep Under Cover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America.”

The program will take place at 1 p.m.

Barsky was born in Communist East Germany; his name back then was Albrecht Dittrich.

He planned a career as a chemistry professor until the KGB offered him the lure of money, excitement and intrigue as a clandestine Cold War spy in America.

After extensive training, Barsky was planted in the United States and inserted himself into American culture, reporting back to Moscow.

A decade later, Barsky’s loyalties were tested when the KGB recalled him to Moscow. Refusing to leave the nation that had now become his home, Barsky outwitted his KGB bosses. He later relocated to Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County.

Barsky’s book “Deep Under Cover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America” relates his complex story of espionage, intrigue and double lives.

The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is located at 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown.

For more information, contact Joseph Garrera, executive director, at 610-435-1074 or visit www.lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org.