WALTZING WITH THE ENEMY: A Mother and Daughter Confront the Aftermath of the Holocaust - Softcover

RASIA KLIOT

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9781936068210: WALTZING WITH THE ENEMY: A Mother and Daughter Confront the Aftermath of the Holocaust

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ISBN 10: 1936068214 ISBN 13: 9781936068210

Publisher: Urim Publications, 2011

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Filled with insight and humor, this dual memoir by Rasia, born in Vilnius, Lithuania (who survived the Holocaust on a false identity), and her daughter Helen, born in Montreal, Canada, examines the long-term implications of being a survivor of the Holocaust and the unique pressures and anxieties the children of survivors inherit from their parents. Rasia, determined to protect Helen from anti-Semitism, continues to pose as a Christian and raises her daughter in the Catholic faith, forbidding her from mentioning her Jewish identity. This compassionate memoir addresses the unspoken tension that complicated a mother-daughter relationship, follows Helen on her journey to embrace Judaism, and is a heart-stopping story of escape and survival from Nazi terror.

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About the Author:

Rasia Kliot is a volunteer at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. She lives in New York City and Montreal. Helen Mitsios is the editor of Digital Geishas and Talking Frogs: The Best 21st Century Short Stories from Japan and New Japanese Voices: The Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan. She has contributed to publications including the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Washington Post Book World.

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