The secret is out---the post-WWII Baby Boomers crave Holocaust survival stories for literary sustenance. In times of economic strife, terrorism and natural disasters, histories and biographies soothe and solace, and remind us of our resiliency.
Legacies, Lies and Lullabies: The World of a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor is a smorgasbord of history, memoir, sociology, poems, recipes and cultural tidbits. The centerpiece of this delectable concoction is an interview with the author's beloved mother, Miryam Sapsovic Levy, one of the estimated one hundred children who survived the Terezin (Theresienstadt) concentration camp.
The book transports you from the rise of Hitler to the perils of daily life in Terezin, to the soap opera of Eastern European relatives, to the second generation who have invisible numbers on their arms.
This book is precise and poignant, with a drop of schmaltz (chicken fat). It is a riveting must-read for anyone who hungers for a slice of the resilient human spirit.
