A my mother's inspiring true story of surviving the Holocaust Unreich, Rachelle 1966- creator author. text bibliography biography nyu 2023 First US edition. monographic eng

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x, 290 pages ; 21 cm. Sources, References, Acknowledgements provided. "As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed--which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her. And, incredibly, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time--despite witnessing the depths of man's cruelty--that she learned about "the goodness of people." Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out. At 88, living in Australia, she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor. A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and a chronicle of the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy." -- Back cover. Rachelle Unreich. Includes bibliographical references. e-xr--- e-gx--- u-at-vi Unreich, Mira 1927-2017 Blumenstock family Unreich, Mira 1927-2017 Family Unreich, Rachelle 1966- Holocaust survivors Czechoslovakia Biography Children of Holocaust survivors Spišská Stará Ves (Slovakia) Biography Melbourne (Vic.) Biography 9780063328754 2023029093 230621 20250529135224.0 1385322282