Facing the Past: A Public Memorial Compels a Small German Town to Confront Its History

by Fern Schumer Chapman

Overview

Eighty-nine-year-old Holocaust survivor Edith Westerfeld escaped the Nazi terror that claimed her family. Returning 76 years later to her small ancestral town, she witnesses the unveiling of memorial stones to remember her family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962817028
Publisher:	Gussie Rose Press
Publication date:	11/07/2023
Series:	The Legacy of the Holocaust , #2
Pages:	50
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Chicago-based author Fern Schumer Chapman has written several award-winning books. Viking/Penguin released her most recent work, BROTHERS, SISTERS, STRANGERS: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation, in 2021. She writes a blog for psychologytoday.com, and some of her posts are compiled in her latest work, THE SIBLING ESTRANGEMENT JOURNAL: A Guided Exploration of Your Experiences through Writing. Her memoir, MOTHERLAND, is a popular choice for book clubs, and IS IT NIGHT OR DAY?, MIDDLE SCHOOL SLEUTHS, and FACING THE PAST are read in many middle and high school classes. Twice, Oprah shows have featured her work.