The key, the turtle and the bottle of schnapps : in honor of my parents and grandparents who survived the Holocaust / Phyllis W. Palm, PhD.

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- My family -- Introduction -- My American dream -- Fanny : 1953 -- Eva in Frankfurt : 1935 -- In Newark : July 1938 -- Frankfurt : October 27, 1938 -- Welcome to Poland -- Polenaktion -- Krakow : 1939 -- Seeking safe passage from Poland -- Flight -- I am alive -- Time to think and to pray -- The prison guards change -- The wandering years : 1939-1943 -- Fanny : 1941-1942 -- Staying alive -- The war ends -- The arrival -- Renewed family life -- Oma 1968 -- Launching the journey of remembrance -- My journey begins -- Finding the army base in Zbaszyn -- I visit Krakow -- The political prison in Jaroslaw -- Discovering the synagogue in the regional town of Biecz -- A day in Ukraine -- An appreciative visit to Frankfurt -- Conclusion