The Ehrenfelds -- The Glattsteins -- Early life in Sarand, 1910-1930 -- Granfather Mor -- My grandmothers -- Magdus's childhood -- The watershed -- Miki's shop -- Prelude to war -- The brother I never knew -- My son's birth -- The Sarand ghetto -- Kati's friends -- Obedience -- The shoes -- Bozsi and Tibi -- Bozsi in Auschwitz -- Mor and Kati reach Auschwitz -- Grandfather Mor's Death -- Magdus's arrival at Auschwitz -- Finding family at Auschwitz -- The night of the gypsies -- Another selection, another separation -- Argus and Magdus's death march -- Allendorf -- Miklos's story -- Klari's war years -- Klari and Magdus search for family -- Sanyi and Miki -- Miki's search for Magdus -- Kati's liberation -- The family moves to Zennern -- Klari and Imre -- Miklos and Ella -- Gatherings at Anyu's -- The twins: Pista and Jozsi -- Mari and Jakus -- Ancsi -- Sanyi and Kati's romance -- Kati and Pete -- Bozsi and Jack -- The philanderer -- George's babyhood -- In search of the American dream -- Silver Spring years -- Cross-country trips -- The aftermath -- Klari's smile -- The sisters' grudges and competition -- The brothers' relationships -- Pesach -- Ambivalence, mixed emotions - muddled -- Discovering Andras -- Finding Ma's friends in Hungary -- Kati's return to Allendorf -- Suicide -- Family reunions -- Obsession with the Holocaust -- Independence -- Speaking out -- Grandchildren -- Ma's death -- Tchotchkes -- The second aftermath -- My return to Hungary -- My reconciliation with Kati -- Records from the USHMM -- Except for Kati.
Summary:
"During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews suffered prejudice and discrimination, oppressive segregation, and wholesale murder at the hands of the Nazis. In "Resilience," Dr. Judy Stone reveals how her family survived these monstrous times and slowly rebuilt their lives, focusing on their inner strength and the good people they found. This book is a study in human contrasts: kindness and callousness, tolerance and hatred, compassion and cruelty. It not only provides testimony about the horrors of the Holocaust and the lessons we must learn so that history will not repeat itself but also offers readers a connection to the rich heritage of Jewish life in Europe that has been largely lost."--Back cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.