Table of Contents
PART I MAMA’S MEMOIR
Introduction
Pre-war Life in Kovno
War: Russians, Lithuanians & Germans
Life in the Kovno Ghetto
Forbidden Wedding in the Ghetto
Liova’s Escape and Liberation
Liquidation of the Kovno Ghetto
Deportation to the Concentration Camps
Survival in Stutthof Concentration Camp
The Death March
Liberation and Beyond
Reunification of the Family
Searching for Liova
Escape from Lithuania
DP Camp, Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Search for a New Home and a Sign of New Life
En route to America
Mama’s Public Interviews
PART II TRAVELS IN MAMA’S FOOTSTEPS: MY ODYSSEY TO LITHUANIA AND POLAND
Introduction
Lithuania
Poland
PART III THE SECOND GENERATION (2G): THE IMPACT OF MY FAMILY’S HOLOCAUST EXPERIENCES ON ME
Introduction
Connection to Family, History and Heritage
Immigration, Languages and Integration
Physical and Mental Health
Risk Taking, Pluck and Resilience
Perspective on Human Nature and Government
Family Idiosyncrasies
Attitude, Happiness and Priorities
Education, Hard Work and Work as Therapy
Financial Security and Frugality
The Purpose of this Book
Bibliography
Photos