{"product_id":"a-holocaust-memoir-of-love-resilience-mamas-survival-from-lithuania-to-america-9789493056022","title":"A Holocaust Memoir of Love \u0026 Resilience: Mama's Survival from Lithuania to America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the Nazi occupation of Kovno (Lithuania), her life changed forever. Zlata Santocki Sidrer was Jewish, but she survived the horrors of the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGone was her normal life and her teenage dream of becoming a doctor. Instead, she witnessed untold deprivations, massacres, imprisonment, hunger and slave labor before being transported to the Stutthof Concentration Camp. Her story of the death march is a testament to her fighting spirit and the limits of human endurance. Yet the challenges did not end with liberation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovingly compiled from recorded interviews and researched by her eldest daughter, Ettie, this is an account of a remarkably resilient woman who raised herself out of the ashes after unimaginable hardship and sorrow. She found love and happiness where none could be expected--a secret marriage in the ghetto, escapes, dangerous border crossings, reunifications, and life-saving friendships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEttie's quest to learn more about her ancestry led her to Lithuania and Poland-in her mother's footsteps. The author reflects on the impact of her family's experiences on her own beliefs and behaviors, thereby adding to the literature about Second Generation and transgenerational trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these memoirs she honors her family by telling their amazing story of survival and collects evidence to corroborate their painful history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZilber, Ettie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Her birth in a D.P. camp in Germany marked Ettie Zilber with a special responsibility. Retirement from a career as an educator in international schools in six countries has given her the opportunity to fulfill that responsibility --to research and document her family's Holocaust experiences -- and reflect on their impact on the next generation. The author of Third Culture Kids: Children of International School Educators, and numerous professional publications, conducts workshops on cross-cultural sensitivity, international-mindedness, tolerance and global citizenship for youth and adults. She lives in Arizona with her husband of 44 years, and enjoys visits with her children and grandchildren.","brand":"Amsterdam Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507336352018,"sku":"9789493056022","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe5ef72f-1e3a-4105-a9be-22c8214ec213.jpg?v=1730860794","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-holocaust-memoir-of-love-resilience-mamas-survival-from-lithuania-to-america-9789493056022","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}