A Thousand Mothers
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In December 1942, the Nazis deported Perl Kaczlowicz from the Plonsk ghetto in Poland and sent her to Ravensbrück, the infamous women only concentration camp. She said goodbye to her husband that fateful morning not knowing she was expecting their first child, or that she would never see him again.
While imprisoned at the camp, she meets Helene Dvorak and other extraordinary women who risk their lives to save her and her baby from the brutality and unimaginable cruelty surrounding them. The women bond together to form friendships and lasting ties that endure through the horrors of the Holocaust and long after liberation.
From the hell of Ravensbrück to Montreal and Savanah, A Thousand Mothers tells the story of the resilient spirit of women and the astounding power of loyalty, courage, and love during the darkest days of the twentieth century.
Brenda Marie Webb
Brenda Webb has a B.A. in history and has taken advanced courses in Holocaust studies through Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Brenda recently finished working with other writers from around the world on a Holocaust Survivor interview project through HAMEC (Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center) in Philadelphia. The project paired historians, professional writers, journalists, teachers, and professors with a Holocaust survivor, liberator or resistor to document history based on their testimonies. The essays will be available as academic resources for educators and students in the fall of 2019. When she isn’t glued in front of her computer writing, Brenda volunteers her time at her local food pantry and animal rescue. Brenda is a self-proclaimed history nerd and is a member of the Historical Novel Society. She lives in Racine, Wisconsin with her husband, 2 dogs, and too many cats. This is her first novel. She is currently working on her second novel, A Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor, and hopes to have it published in 2020.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A moving true story of survival against horrific odds. When the impossible happens and healthy baby is born in Ravensbruck but her mother dies a group of women come together to protect against all the Nazis can do. Not all of them survive, but they make sure Flora does. A true story of the strength of love and determination.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed reading this book. The historical information was on spot for the sad and unfortunate topic. The way the author told it through the characters keeps you reading and rooting for them along the way to survive.