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Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past

Name: Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past
Brand: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
SKU: 9780140286236
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Contributors:

Fern Schumer Chapman

Publisher:

Penguin Adult Hc/Tr

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, History

Book Subcategory:

Personal Memoirs, Jewish Studies, Modern

Book Topic:

20th Century

Award:

2000 National Jewish Book Award Nominee - Autobiography Award

Audience:

Young Adult

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Release Date:

2001-04-01

ISBN 13:

9780140286236

Weight:

0.41 lbs

Size:

8.02 x 5.42 x 0.60 inches

Pages:

208

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A moving account of a mother and daughter who visit Germany to face the Holocaust tragedy that has caused their family decades of intergenerational trauma, from the author of Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award

In 1938, when Edith Westerfeld was twelve, her parents sent her from Germany to America to escape the Nazis. Edith survived, but most of her family perished in the death camps. Unable to cope with the loss of her family and homeland, Edith closed the door on her past, refusing to discuss even the smallest details.

Fifty-four years later, when the void of her childhood was consuming both her and her family, she returned to Stockstadt with her grown daughter Fern. For Edith the trip was a chance to reconnect and reconcile with her past; for Fern it was a chance to learn what lay behind her mother's silent grief. Together, they found a town that had dramatically changed on the surface, but which hid guilty secrets and lived in enduring denial.

On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and--more importantly--with one another, closing the divide that had long stood between them. Motherland is a story of learning to face the past, of remembering and honoring while looking forward and letting go. It is an account of the Holocaust's lingering grip on its witnesses; it is also a loving story of mothers and daughters, roots, understanding, and, ultimately, healing.

About the Author
Fern Schumer Chapman is the author of several award-winning books, including Brothers, Sisters, Strangers: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation. Her work has appeared in many publications including the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Washington Post, Fortune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she has taught magazine writing and other seminars at both Northwestern and Lake Forest College.