Holocaust survivor and USHMM volunteer Julie Keefer is searching for her missing baby sister, Tola. https://youtu.be/nEfjR9UIDRk Here is Julie's essay on her sister: I last held you when you were six months old and I was almost three. It was March 1943, a time of war, Nazis, and unthinkable persecution of our people. To give … Continue reading Where Are You, Tola?
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“The Light in Hidden Places,” by Sharon Cameron: Book Review
Amazon Description: The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII -- from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make...It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been … Continue reading “The Light in Hidden Places,” by Sharon Cameron: Book Review
After Dinner Conversation – Season One
After Dinner Conversation: Season One is available for purchase. A collection of thought-provoking stories, they included my short story "In Love and War." You may purchase the anthology for your Kindle here.
After Dinner Conversations: In Love and War – Available Today!
My story "In Love and War," is available for purchase today! If you're interested in buying it, CLICK HERE!
In Love and War
My short story, "In Love and War," is now available to read on After Dinner Conversation's website...for free! So, if you're interested, please CLICK HERE to check it out. Also, I'd personally appreciate it if you'd like the story at the bottom of the page (Click the little heart) and leave a comment. There are … Continue reading In Love and War
After Dinner Conversation: In Love and War
My story, "In Love and War" is available for pre-order on Amazon, for your Kindle. To check it out, CLICK HERE! Synopsis: A midnight knock on the door and a request to "hide me." Is there more you would need to know?
In Alexa’s Shoes: Book Review
Description: In Alexa’s Shoes – a dramatic, uplifting true story of a young girl's struggle to overcome great odds to survive through WWII. In the autumn of 1940, thirteen-year-old Alexa’s happy life is ripped from her as she, her mother, and many of the locals are rounded up by the Nazis in Poland. Loaded onto … Continue reading In Alexa’s Shoes: Book Review
Renia’s Diary: Book Review
Amazon’s Synopsis: The long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's life during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into English Renia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in southeastern Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939 Renia began a … Continue reading Renia’s Diary: Book Review
Eva Mozes Kor
I had been visiting the family graveyards and running errands with my family and then returned home when I learned of Eva Mozes Kor's passing. My mother, sister, and I hugged, because this little lady touched our lives. The summer after I received Anne Frank's diary for my 12th birthday, to encourage my interest in … Continue reading Eva Mozes Kor
Stefania Podgorska
I recently learned that a hero of mine died last month. Her name was Stefania Podgorska and when she was seventeen years old, she and her little sister Helena saved thirteen Jews during the Holocaust. I first learned of her story when I was sixteen and my family invited over some church friends to watch … Continue reading Stefania Podgorska