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Jul 10, 2017lpreston214 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An incredible story of bravery and survival of a Jewish family during WWII. Sol and Nechuma Kurc, living in Poland in a beautiful huge apartment with their grown children, running successful businesses begin to suffer the repression we've read about in so many holocaust stories. They lose their home and businesses and are sent to the ghetto. However, this story diverges from the norm. Their children and their partners flee and end up all over the world. From Israel to Siberia to Italy and Brazil they each have their own unique stories of survival. Not hearing from each other, in some cases, for 7+ years they reconnect after the war through the Red Cross. The book bounces from one couple or family or individual to another with small historical context notes interspersed. Amazingly, all the main characters survive and all the more amazing, the story is based on meticulous research the author did on her own family. One of the best I've read this year.