Daring To Hope

August 20, 2020|
Daring To Hope by Rachel Lisogurski
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When Rachel and her husband, Abraham, escape from the Siemiatycze ghetto one cold winter night in 1942 with their four-year-old daughter, Chana, they are desperate for refuge. Turned away by the one person they thought they could depend on, they are forced to ask for help from strangers and acquaintances. During the twenty-one months that they are hidden by courageous farmers, Rachel and Abraham fiercely protect Chana, who is taught never to cry, never to make a sound. After liberation, as Rachel and Abraham are haunted by the past, Chana?s childhood truly begins. Too young then to fully understand what they have survived, it is only later in life that Chana realizes she must preserve her family?s legacy and honor those who rescued them. Told from the perspective of both mother and daughter, Fragments of Hope brings light into a world of darkness.
Rachel Lisogurski was born in the village of Grodzisk in 1911 and lived in the nearby town of Siemiatycze, Poland, during the war. After the war, Rachel, her husband, Abraham, and their daughter, Chana, spent two and a half years in displaced persons camps in Italy before immigrating to Montreal, Canada, in May 1948. In 1967, Rachel wr...
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Title:Daring To Hope
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:226 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.5 in
Shipping dimensions:226 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.5 in
Published:August 20, 2020
Publisher:Azrieli Foundation
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781988065588

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