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Story-telling was passed along to Brenda from both her mother who recounted her missions serving in the French Underground during WWII and her grandmother who used to tell "about the time it rained fish" and other stories from her past. After 37.5 years teaching in 3 states in the US as well as in Korea and Germany with the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Brenda wrote ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES (her mom's biography), TALENT LUCK COURAGE (a memoir of her mom & uncle's experiences during WWII), MISCHIEVOUS MATCHMAKERS (a novel inspired by a visit to Paris with her Mom) and STARTING OVER (another novel loosely based on her year of teaching in Korea), and her third novel, LITTLE SPARROW, based on her Aunt Helene who died in the Holocaust. ...more

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	One of the Lucky Ones--Revised Edition: Biography of Nicole Holland-Holocaust survivor/Resistance fighter 4.58 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Talent Luck Courage: Hogan's Heroes' Robert Clary & his Sister Nicole Holland Their World War II Survival & Impact on the Second Generation 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Sparrow: The Fighting Spirit of Helène in the Holocaust 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starting Over it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Today is the 83rd anniversary of the day my Aunt Helene boarded the train designated as Convoy 34 in Drancy, France, headed toward Auschwitz. Although there were stories told to my mother and my uncle, Robert Clary (yes, LeBeau of "Hogan's Heroes") that indicated she survived the convoy and was incarcerated in Auschwitz, when I wrote to request information about her from multiple resources includi Read more of this blog post »

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