- Summary
- "Karen Kaplan tells the story of her father, Arie Kaplan, who after surviving the Holocaust in the forests of Eastern Europe, limped through the rest of his life by lying, cheating, abusing his family and never letting go of his rage. Many years later, her father is on his deathbed and Karen is an unhappy single mother who realizes that she is consumed with a similar feeling of rage. She begins keeping a journal, and in the course of writing about her father, starts to understand that she has inherited his 'survivor mentality' and is at risk of losing sight of ever being content. In sharing her story, Karen Kaplan struggles to do the most challenging thing she's ever done: forgive her father, and let go of the legacy of bitterness and fear that has hovered over the Jewish community following centuries of anti-Semitism"--Page 4 of cover.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Kaplan, Karen L., author.
- Published
- [United States?] : Manora Press, [2014]
- Locale
- United States
Rajgród (Poland)
- Contents
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The proudest moment
RSVP to a funeral
The eulogy
Money
A woman of valor
Remember
Struggle to survive
Do the right thing
Waking up
A path of truth
Returning home
An unexpected journey
The road to Rajgród
Krystyna Franciska: a welcomed stranger
Israel
Where do we go from here?
- Notes
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"A memoir"--Cover.
The proudest moment -- RSVP to a funeral -- The eulogy -- Money -- A woman of valor -- Remember -- Struggle to survive -- Do the right thing -- Waking up -- A path of truth -- Returning home -- An unexpected journey -- The road to Rajgród -- Krystyna Franciska: a welcomed stranger -- Israel -- Where do we go from here?
