Table of Contents
1 Introduction
3 Prologue
9 Ica’s Prewar Life
13 Troubled Times for the Kellner Family
15 Shoes by the Danube
17 A Warm Sweater for the Ghetto
20 Meeting Marika
22 A Kiss on the Hand
24 The Angel of Death
28 Vernichtungslager
32 Postcards from Waldsee
35 Music by the Gas Chambers
36 Summoned by the Kommandant
42 Translator and Messenger
44 An Act of Resistance
47 Death March
50 Liberated at Last
53 Journey Home
55 Injustice After the Holocaust
59 Start Life Anew
61 Ica and Ernő Meet
68 Holocaust Artifacts
72 Living with Holocaust Survivor Parents
74 Behind the Iron Curtain
76 Immigrating to USA
79 Ica’s Sister Babi
80 Receiving a Torah
83 My Parents
85 A Fond Childhood Memory
88 Auschwitz May 2017
91 A Legacy
97 The Story of Ernő
103 Kaufmann Family
108 Family Photos
118 Linzer Cookies
120 Ischler Cookies
122 Sour Cherry Cake
124 Gerbeaud Slices
126 Chocolate Almond Torte
128 Wasp Nest (Darázsfészek)
132 German Forms with Recipes
159 Resources and Endnotes