Beyond Trochenbrod: The Betty Gold Story

Beyond Trochenbrod: The Betty Gold Story

Few are familiar with one of the Holocaustâ€™s most monstrous acts, the systematic murder of about 5,000 Jewish residents in a Nazioccupied Polish town, Trochenbrod, on August 11, 1942. Of the 33 who escaped death, only one person remains to describe these eventsâ€”Betty Gold. Twelve-year-old Betty and her family hid inside a secret wall built by her father and, when it seemed safe, crept toward the forest, which became their home. In part one of Beyond Trochenbrod, Gold provides a brief history of Trochenbrod, the only all-Jewish town to exist outside of biblical Israel, and describes a series of cherished childhood experiences before the arrival of Soviet and, later, Nazi occupiers. Part two centers on the familyâ€™s struggles against hunger, pain, despair, and the constant fear of being discovered while living in the forest. How the family survived against these and other threats is nothing short of miraculous. Their unlikely rescue, stay at a displaced persons camp, and journey to America are the subjects of part three. In the fourth and final part of her memoir, Gold recounts her difficult adjustment to her new home in Cleveland and discusses how her Trochenbrod experiences have transformed her life and the lives of others. Manâ€™s inhumanity is undeniable in Beyond Trochenbrod, but so is humanityâ€™s capacity to prevail in spite of unimaginable odds.
Country USA
Manufacturer Kent State University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Kent State University Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-04-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Beyond Trochenbrod: The Betty Gold Story

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