Remember us: my journey from the shtetl through the Holocaust 9781602397231, 9781510718715, 1510718710, 1602397236
Remember Us is a look back at the lost world of the shtetl: a wise Zayde offering prophetic and profound words to his gr
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English Pages (328 pages) : illustrations Year 2009;2011
Table of contents :
I live to remember --
My little shtetl, Maitchet --
Yiddish culture --
Answering questions with questions --
Dreaming of a new world --
Shabbat Shalom --
Yearning to touch the past --
Visiting Baranowicze --
The wrong kind of excitement --
Living with our differences --
All on one block --
L'chaim to my father --
The meaning of Tzedakah --
Our world started to change --
The German invasion --
And then we were slaves --
Escape from Baranowicze --
Free for now --
Partisans --
More aimless wandering --
Spring --
Awakening --
Viva Italia! --
Nowhere but Palestine --
A war we would not lose --
Where's my visa? --
America the beautiful --
Time for reflection --
The circle comes to a close --
I remember --
Epilogue --
Afterword --
Appendix: Gentle snowflakes falling.
