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Avoiding the Cracks
The story covers the most eventful decade of the author's life, 1939-1949. It is told in a collection of contemporaneous “letters forward” to his two small (future) grandchildren. During that time the author grew from childhood to adulthood, survived the Holocaust, traveled and lived in six different countries, and experienced Nazism, Communism and Zionism. On the last day of October 1949 after crossing the Atlantic from Sweden, his dream came true when he stepped ashore at Pier 99, in Manhattan.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2014
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April 19, 2020
Great Story! A beautiful contrast of fear and optimism!
I really enjoyed the book and read it almost nonstop from last night to this morning. I did stop to sleep and found the book oddly comforting during the current COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. The story captured beautifully the fear of impending doom; escaping the death camps where so many sadly perished; and overcoming the many giant obstacles to finally reach the US after the end of WW2. His story is a combination of wit and subtle humor that got him through the most challenging of times.
I really enjoyed the book and read it almost nonstop from last night to this morning. I did stop to sleep and found the book oddly comforting during the current COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. The story captured beautifully the fear of impending doom; escaping the death camps where so many sadly perished; and overcoming the many giant obstacles to finally reach the US after the end of WW2. His story is a combination of wit and subtle humor that got him through the most challenging of times.
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