The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

The third volume in this powerful trilogy, The Cattle Cars Are Waiting follows the tragic fate of the inhabitants of the ghetto. Chava Rosenfarb, herself a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen, draws on her own history to create characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life. Although the novel depicts horrendous experiences, the light of faith in the human spirit shines through every page.

Winner, Georges Bugnet Award for Best Novel, Writers Guild of Alberta

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The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

The third volume in this powerful trilogy, The Cattle Cars Are Waiting follows the tragic fate of the inhabitants of the ghetto. Chava Rosenfarb, herself a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen, draws on her own history to create characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life. Although the novel depicts horrendous experiences, the light of faith in the human spirit shines through every page.

Winner, Georges Bugnet Award for Best Novel, Writers Guild of Alberta

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The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

by Chava Rosenfarb
The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

The Tree of Life, Book Three: The Cattle Cars Are Waiting, 1942-1944

by Chava Rosenfarb

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The third volume in this powerful trilogy, The Cattle Cars Are Waiting follows the tragic fate of the inhabitants of the ghetto. Chava Rosenfarb, herself a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen, draws on her own history to create characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life. Although the novel depicts horrendous experiences, the light of faith in the human spirit shines through every page.

Winner, Georges Bugnet Award for Best Novel, Writers Guild of Alberta


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780299221249
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 08/04/2006
Series: Library of World Fiction , #3
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Chava Rosenfarb is a Holocaust survivor who has published poetry, prose, and drama in both English and Yiddish. Her English titles include Survivors: Seven Short Stories; Bociany; and Of Lodz and Love. She now resides in Alberta, Canada.
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