In the fall of 1941, as the situation for Jews worsens across Europe, Ibolya (Ibi) Grossman learns she is pregnant. She is scared and confused â a baby during wartime? But her husband, Zolti, assures her, âWe need this baby, you will see.â When AndrĂĄs (Andy) is born, Ibi realizes her husband was right. Andy gives her a reason to go on during the worst of times in the Budapest ghetto, and to persevere in their escape from Hungary after the war. In as much as Ibiâs story is a tribute to her son, Andyâs memoir, written through his own and his motherâs memories, as well as her words and silences, is a tribute to her legacy.