The Book…continued Utter Defiance Shortly after arriving at Thereisenstadt, mother and daughter faced their turn for the selection process. As fate would have it, one of the administrators choosing whether you stayed or went to the “East”, was Susan’s former gymnastics coach, Fredy Hirsch. He had been assigned the job of youth welfare administrator by the Nazis. As soon as [...]
The Loving Story . . . The Link: http://lovingfilm.com/about-the-film/ Forget the chocolates and flowers . . .for me, this is what Valentine’s Day is all about ! Have a Beautiful Night celebrating with the one you love . . .
The Book Susan, the daughter of Ernst and Freidl Eckstein, was born in 1922 in Vienna. Like all little girls, Susan grew up with many dreams for her life and hopes for her future. While Freidl passed on her incredible intelligence and audacious (although late to bloom) spirit to her daughter, it was her father who gave her a love for the arts, especially dance. At an [...]
She Is Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz, Holocaust survivor . . .Lecturer, Professor, Mother, Grandmother . . .and an amazing woman I am fortunate enough to call “friend”. The Meeting Part 1 of a 3 Part Series Until just a few years ago, when I thought about the atrocities and horrors of the Holocaust, like most Americans, my mind was limited [...]
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