The story of the generation of hidden child survivors told through the true experiences of three Jewish girls — from Poland, Holland, and France — who transcended their traumatic childhoods to lead remarkable lives in America.
Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true … through the true experiences of three girls.
Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the war years believing she was an anti-Semitic Catholic schoolgirl, eventually became an esteemed radiation oncologist. Flora Hogman, protected by a succession of Christians, emerged from the war a lonely, lost orphan, but became a psychologist who pioneered the study of hidden child survivors. Unlike Anne Frank, Carla Lessing made it through the war concealed with her family in the home of Dutch strangers before becoming a psychotherapist and key player in the creation of an international organization of hidden child survivors.
In braiding the stories of three women who defied death by learning to be “such good girls,” Rosen examines a silent and silenced generation — the last living cohort of Holocaust survivors. He provides rich, memorable portraits of a handful of hunted children who, as adults, were determined to deny Hitler any more victories, and he recreates the extraordinary event that lured so many hidden child survivors out of their grown-up “hiding places” and finally brought them together.
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I was surprised with all the people who were involved; it was real!
Written well.
Love books about how people survived WORLD War 2
Great book. Well written.
This is a haunting look at the hidden children of World War II. The war and the holocaust separated families and brought fear and trauma to these children. It is a testament to their endurance that some of them journeyed on to become caring professionals helping others while dealing with their own emotional scars.
This book, as with many Holocaust books, shows the indomitable human spirit that can overcome all odds.
Disappointed in the writing style. Bland.
The author sheds light on children in nazi Germany that avoided concentration camps, but still had very difficult circumstances. Very informative. I feel that it is the duty of every person on earth to remember this horrible time in history to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again.
Great True Memoir on how people hid their children and the people who helped them during the Holocaust.
The book was interesting, but toward the end, it got a little monotonous I thought. First part was a good read though. I care about what happened to the characters, but brought in too many “other” characters at the end and tried to justify too much I thought.
Such Good Girls is about three girls and how they escaped the Holocaust. Sophie was born in Poland with a Polish name. Her father was captured by the Soviet Army and never seen him again. Young Sophie and her mother escaped Lvov, Poland with Christian names. They were later joined with her aunt, her mother’s youngest sister. After the war, they …
Compelling; couldn’t put it down!
This was a very interesting book. I’d never considered the long term affects of being a hidden child. The second part of the book was fascinating. Happy to know their issues were being addressed.
The bravery of the people in Germany during the sad time.
We always hear about the holocaust survivors from the death camps but not about the children who were given away, some at a very young age or even infants and never saw their parents again. They were given new names, some never knew their real name. Some were treated very well by new families and some ot so well. This is a very inspiring true …
I loved the history of this book.
a little boring in the end
Heroism, tragedy, bravery, heartbreaking, resiliency, endurance, hope, love, hate, this book has it all in the lives of these hidden children, their parents and those whose lives they enter. Never to be forgotten! I will always have awesome reverence for them and what they endured to live.
Stories compelling, author’s comments excellent.