Ellen Cohens parents had promised to pay for a trip to Poland to visit her grandparents when she graduated from college. In 1939, the time has come. But the news from abroad isnt promising and make them wary and far from enthused about Ellens visit to Europe. Ellen is not deterred. She leaves New York, journeys to Poland, and ultimately struggles to survive the horrors of World War II. Her travels take her across Europe, to the Taiga of Siberia, and Central Asia. Ellen is both betrayed and her trust misplaced as her plight grows darker and darker with no hope in sight. Its only because of her will to live that shes able to return to New York. But a surprise awaits, one for which she is completely unprepared. A coming-of-age story set during one of the most volatile times in history, Im Home Im Home narrates Ellens story as she suffers the evils of mankind and the horrors of being alone in a strange world where little mercy is found.
The story opens in Auschwitz the extermination camp in Poland. A young girl named Esther is hidden by the other women in the bunker. She is found out by a Nazi named Kurt who drags her to his cottage far away from the camp and there repeatedly rapes her. After a while he becomes attached to her and in order to save her, endangers his own life. Esther gives birth to a girl named Helen. She is tormented with complex feelings towards the infant girl who is a constant reminder of the consequences of her existence. After the war, Esther and Helen are brought to America. Eventually Esther settles down in Jerusalem where she meets a man who has endured his own tragedies. There these two unhappy people bond together.
A collection of poignant stories dealing with the Holocaust, this is Ms. Cytryn's second fictional volume following her debut novel, Not A Chance My Dear, Not A Chance which also dealt with the Holocaust. Stories included in this book include: We All Need Help Sometimes A bond is forged between a German girl and a Jewish girl in horrendous circumstances. Try to Remember Left by his mother on the steps of a monastery, a Jewish boy eventually discovers his roots and his faith. Ma, Why? A young Jewish boy who, alone of all his siblings, is left in the care of a Gentile Polish family by his mother. Not Welcome Anymore An accomplished Jewish University graduate finds himself unwelcome in his native Poland after the war. Another Day A bereaved young man comes to the United States to revenge his father's abandonment of his mother in Poland.
A collection of poignant stories dealing with the Holocaust, this is Ms. Cytryn's second fictional volume following her debut novel, Not A Chance My Dear, Not A Chance which also dealt with the Holocaust. Stories included in this book include: We All Need Help Sometimes A bond is forged between a German girl and a Jewish girl in horrendous circumstances. Try to Remember Left by his mother on the steps of a monastery, a Jewish boy eventually discovers his roots and his faith. Ma, Why? A young Jewish boy who, alone of all his siblings, is left in the care of a Gentile Polish family by his mother. Not Welcome Anymore An accomplished Jewish University graduate finds himself unwelcome in his native Poland after the war. Another Day A bereaved young man comes to the United States to revenge his father's abandonment of his mother in Poland.
The story opens in Auschwitz the extermination camp in Poland. A young girl named Esther is hidden by the other women in the bunker. She is found out by a Nazi named Kurt who drags her to his cottage far away from the camp and there repeatedly rapes her. After a while he becomes attached to her and in order to save her, endangers his own life. Esther gives birth to a girl named Helen. She is tormented with complex feelings towards the infant girl who is a constant reminder of the consequences of her existence. After the war, Esther and Helen are brought to America. Eventually Esther settles down in Jerusalem where she meets a man who has endured his own tragedies. There these two unhappy people bond together.
Ellen Cohens parents had promised to pay for a trip to Poland to visit her grandparents when she graduated from college. In 1939, the time has come. But the news from abroad isnt promising and make them wary and far from enthused about Ellens visit to Europe. Ellen is not deterred. She leaves New York, journeys to Poland, and ultimately struggles to survive the horrors of World War II. Her travels take her across Europe, to the Taiga of Siberia, and Central Asia. Ellen is both betrayed and her trust misplaced as her plight grows darker and darker with no hope in sight. Its only because of her will to live that shes able to return to New York. But a surprise awaits, one for which she is completely unprepared. A coming-of-age story set during one of the most volatile times in history, Im Home Im Home narrates Ellens story as she suffers the evils of mankind and the horrors of being alone in a strange world where little mercy is found.
Paula Horn Kotis, a professional photographer, worked with novelists and jazz greats and her work has appeared in Mademoiselle, Ebony, Arts, Vogue, Evergreen Review and U.S. Camera.
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