Memories of My Life in a Polish Village, 1930-1949

Name: Memories of My Life in a Polish Village, 1930-1949
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SKU: 9781891011689
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By Toby Knobel Fluek

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Memories of My Life in a Polish Village, 1930-1949

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Available again for the first time in decades, this jewel of a memoir is the poignant story of a young Jewish girl growing up in a Polish farm village, from the peaceful early 1930s through the tragic war years, and finding safe harbor at last.

Description

In her own words and with her own beautiful paintings and drawings, artist Toby Knobel Fluek (1926-2011) lovingly unfurls a unique view of Jewish life. She introduces us to her village, to her family, to the people among whom they lived; she shows us how customs and holidays were observed; and, with both feeling and restraint, she illustrates how this long-enduring way of life was shattered by World War II.

She depicts her family's experiences through Russian occupation and the devastation wreaked by the Nazis—and, finally, her new beginning in America.

Memories of My Life in a Polish Village, 1930-1949 offers a poignant glimpse into a world that was forever changed, capturing the essence and emotion of a time gone by.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781891011689

Publisher: The Experiment LLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 May 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: The Experiment LLC

Illustration: With 94 black-and-white and color paintings and drawings

Contributors:

Foreword by Rakhmiel Peltz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 489g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Toby Knobel Fluek (1926-2011) was born in the eastern Polish village of Czernica. In 1942, she and her family were forced by the Nazis into the nearby Brody ghetto. After her escape and years in hiding, she was married in 1949 and emigrated with her husband to New York, where she remained until her death. In 2018, The Florida Holocaust Museum added more than five hundred of Fluek's artworks and personal items to its collection, and it continues to share her work in exhibitions and outreach programs. Fluek's daughter, son-in-law, two grandsons and their wives, and four great-grandchildren also strive to ensure her extraordinary legacy.