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In Memory
In Memory
Even in the darkest hours, a ray of light might slip through.
The second great world war—World War II--is coming to an end. Russian forces are closing in from the east, Allied forces from the west.
But those in concentration camps still live in terror; they fear their fate as those who would save them press to reach them. Yes, there is hope on the horizon, too, but for those still prisoners, their fate is unknown. Will their captors merely run, or will they do all the damage that they might before that time?
When eighteen-year-old Rachel Levy is called by her mentor within the camp, Hank Fisk, to slip quickly through the broken electrified fence he has been ordered to repair, she is torn. Since she and many other children and teens had been brought into the camp, Hank had given them his own food when they were all but starved, warned them what to do and not do, and been far more than a friend. Her own father and mother and she had been torn apart. But Hank is insisting that she slip away and run, hide in the forests and move westward, always westward. If she was caught, she mustn’t lie—that might be a death sentence. But if she could reach the American or any of the Allied forces . . .
She just might survive.
Rachel runs.
And runs.
Ever westward! Surviving in the forest. Until the day that the grass and shrubbery part before her and she knows that she’s been found.
But Hank had warned her.
The truth. Blurt out the truth.
And somehow, the truth will change her world.
Even in the darkest hours, a ray of light might slip through.
The second great world war—World War II--is coming to an end. Russian forces are closing in from the east, Allied forces from the west.
But those in concentration camps still live in terror; they fear their fate as those who would save them press to reach them. Yes, there is hope on the horizon, too, but for those still prisoners, their fate is unknown. Will their captors merely run, or will they do all the damage that they might before that time?
When eighteen-year-old Rachel Levy is called by her mentor within the camp, Hank Fisk, to slip quickly through the broken electrified fence he has been ordered to repair, she is torn. Since she and many other children and teens had been brought into the camp, Hank had given them his own food when they were all but starved, warned them what to do and not do, and been far more than a friend. Her own father and mother and she had been torn apart. But Hank is insisting that she slip away and run, hide in the forests and move westward, always westward. If she was caught, she mustn’t lie—that might be a death sentence. But if she could reach the American or any of the Allied forces . . .
She just might survive.
Rachel runs.
And runs.
Ever westward! Surviving in the forest. Until the day that the grass and shrubbery part before her and she knows that she’s been found.
But Hank had warned her.
The truth. Blurt out the truth.
And somehow, the truth will change her world.
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2026
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June 3, 2026
unusual
This is so unusual for this author. It didn’t have any of the typical bells and whistles of her stories. But it’s an important story. It might be small, it may be short, but is the story that is well worth remembering. It’s about survivorship and as time goes by those who survive are no longer with us, but it is important to remember their stories.
This is so unusual for this author. It didn’t have any of the typical bells and whistles of her stories. But it’s an important story. It might be small, it may be short, but is the story that is well worth remembering. It’s about survivorship and as time goes by those who survive are no longer with us, but it is important to remember their stories.
September 22, 2026
read
enjoyed every word. how important it is that the younger generations don’t listen to the ignorant people? who think or have been told that the holocaust did not happen. they are just saying what they are told by the wrong people. thank you so very much.
enjoyed every word. how important it is that the younger generations don’t listen to the ignorant people? who think or have been told that the holocaust did not happen. they are just saying what they are told by the wrong people. thank you so very much.
June 26, 2026
Dachau from the perspective of a prisoner
Rachel was a Jewish girl incarcerated in a work camp. David was a German man incarcerated for helping Jews. David helped Rachel escape.
Rachel was a Jewish girl incarcerated in a work camp. David was a German man incarcerated for helping Jews. David helped Rachel escape.
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