Descendants of Rajgród: Learning to Forgive - Softcover

Kaplan, Karen L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692207619 ISBN 13: 9780692207611

Publisher: Manora Press, 2014

Synopsis

A RIVETING, CANDID AND TRIUMPHANT STORY OF FORGIVENESS. Karen Kaplan tells the story of her father, Arie Kaplan, who after surviving the Holocaust in the forests of Eastern Europe, limped through the rest of his life by lying, cheating, abusing his family and never letting go of his rage. Many years later, her father is on his deathbed and Karen is an unhappy single mother who realizes that she is consumed with a similar feeling of rage. She begins keeping a journal, and in the course of writing about her father, starts to understand that she has inherited his 'survivor mentality' and is at risk of losing sight of ever being content. In sharing her story, Karen Kaplan struggles to do the most challenging thing she's ever done; forgive her father, and let go of the legacy of bitterness and fear that has hovered over the Jewish community following centuries of anti-Semitism.

About this title

About the Author

Karen Kaplan was born and raised in West Rogers Park, a Jewish neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics. and trained at The Claret Center of Hyde Park, Il. as a Spiritual Director. Karen maintained a private practice and lectured for many years throughout the Chicago metropolitan area on general health, weight loss, and spirituality. Excerpts of her memoir were published in the Chicago Jewish News, The Patch, an online Chicago and suburban newspaper and the Landsmen, a publication for Jewish genealogists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manora Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692207619
• ISBN 13: 9780692207611
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224