Overview
Traveling through the Ukraine, Romania, and Turkey, Michael Benanav documented the incredible story of his grandmother Isadora, who was deported along with every Jew in Romania and held captive in a frozen Ukrainian area called Transnistria. Near the end of the Nazi occupation, Isa returned to Bucharest. She emigrated to Palestine on the Toros, the ship on which she met the author's grandfather, Joshua. Letters chronicle both the love affair, the birth of the Zionist movement, and the resurgence of Jewish writers in Europe. This story is a beautiful tapestry woven by an award-winning young writer, accompanied by vivid full-color photographs.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Benanav
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.10cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781599219714
ISBN 10: 1599219719
Pages: 257
Publication Date: 01 July 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Michael Benanav's search for his grandparents' tragic memories and experiences brings the reader closer to an ineffable truth that must not be forgotten. --Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner, author of Night A harrowing wartime saga [and] an intriguing record of Holocaust survival written with passion and authority. <br>--Publishers Weekly<br> A tale of suffering and romance, and redemption in Israel. <br>--Jewish Daily Forward<br> A moving portrait of a personal history during the Holocaust. <br>--Booklist
Movingly written, Michael Benanav's search for his grandparents' tragic memories and experiences brings the reader closer to an ineffable truth that must not be forgotten. Elie Wiesel
""Movingly written, Michael Benanav's search for his grandparents' tragic memories and experiences brings the reader closer to an ineffable truth that must not be forgotten.""Elie Wiesel ""Michael Benanav's search for his grandparents' tragic memories and experiences brings the reader closer to an ineffable truth that must not be forgotten.""""""--Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner, author of ""Night"""""" ""A harrowing wartime saga [and] an intriguing record of Holocaust survival written with passion and authority."" --Publishers Weekly ""A tale of suffering and romance, and redemption in Israel."" --Jewish Daily Forward ""A moving portrait of a personal history during the Holocaust."" --Booklist
Michael Benanav's search for his grandparents' tragic memories and experiences brings the reader closer to an ineffable truth that must not be forgotten. --Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner, author of Night A harrowing wartime saga [and] an intriguing record of Holocaust survival written with passion and authority. --Publishers Weekly A tale of suffering and romance, and redemption in Israel. --Jewish Daily Forward A moving portrait of a personal history during the Holocaust. --Booklist
Author Information
Michael Benanav is the author of ""Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold. """"He writes and photographs for the travel section of the The New York Times"" and for ""LonelyPlanet.com.""
