The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

I highly recommend this book! It is a very emotional read. I don’t know if how my thought process is understandable but I hope so and even though I too recognize that my two examples later isn’t each other’s equivalent I still think it’s relevant, so let me try: “Many people still have a difficult time understanding generational trauma, but it does exist, however generational wealth is something I’ve never heard anyone oppose exists, I may be wrong but I don’t think I’m! If generational wealth exists because we can measure it, we “know off” people who have inherited so called “old money” compared to people with “new money”, so we’ve established a consensus around the concept that generational wealth exists even though it’s more commonly known as “someone comes from old money.” In my mind “generational trauma” - and I come to think of how a person born to parents/into a very musical family oftentimes will develop a great ear for music themselves, that example is also true most of the times, and that’s an example that isn’t as easily “proven” as the ex with old money, but my point is that the ex with old money and being born into a musical family affects the baby born into this environment, hence it imo isn’t far fetched at all to say that generational trauma should (if not already) be established as a known fact not only among people with a certain education but also among people in general and broader context. It’s clear to me when having listened to this book which I consider is both a biography seen from the mother Sara’s perspective and her recollection of her early childhood and teen hood memories, her owns as well as her family’s who all were erased by the evil Nazis, and a memoir due to how Sara the mother and her youngest daughter Eti is writing this book together, they have not the same lived experiences but they share Sara’s memories from a peaceful time to a time of horrendous tragedy, sadness and grief due to the immense loss she and also her husband suffered from being forced to live as non humans, the book has passages where both enormous strength and enormous suffering is shown simultaneously, which to me goes to show how much we humans are able to endure when no other option is available for us. And this strength has been passed down through this family’s different generations, even though I understand that not all people who managed to survive the concentration camps and the death camps have been able to escape from their memories after living through this darkest of time in modern history. I’m thankful that Sara and Eti wrote this book together and that they were very meticulous in searching for experts who would help them sort out exact dates, facts, etc for me this book is a time capsule and very valuable and helpful for understanding the past, present and the future! I personally honor all holocaust survivors and their contributions to help us all better understand what kind of hell they’re forced to undergo and I wish I could thank each and everyone who has helped me becoming more understanding and knowledgeable about their experiences. To me it’s a privilege to be able to read (listen) to survivors stories. My deepest and most sincere thanks to both Sara and Eti’s contribution to further educating me about the holocaust and how generational trauma can look like 🇮🇱! Thank you & my deepest respect, Grace🩰 (I hope I haven’t, but I feel unsure so I do apologize in advance for eventually having spelled your names wrong!)