Before the Beginning and After the End

How do survivors of genocide come to terms with the horrors they witnessed and experienced? Do they become shells of what they had been, or do they find meaningful ways of re-establishing their lives and move forward productively.

In this book, part memoir and part historical novel, the life trajectory of several Shoah survivors is described, including the author's parents, sister, aunt, uncle, cousins, and family friends. Some were able to survive by leaving subjugated countries before the ...