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Wide Eyes

Nazi soldiers seized the baby Marija and her mother, Solomeja, on March 13, 1944 as reprisal for the father BroÅ†islavs PlataÄs' partisan activities in Latgale, Latvia. Soldiers took mother and child as political prisoners to RÄ“zekne Prison and Salaspils concentration camp. Solomeja was sent to German concentration camps; Marija was taken to orphanages in Latvia and Germany. In 1949 Marija was flown to America, adopted by American parents, and became a US citizen. For 70 years her origins were unknown to her due to the Soviet occupation of her native Latvia. A â€œfamily detectiveâ€ in Riga unlocked the story about her parents in 2014, enabling Marija to be reunited with the one surviving member of her fatherâ€™s family, BroÅ†islavs' sister, Leonora. The discovery process opened Marijaâ€™s eyes to her identity, true to her family name PlataÄs, which means wide eyes.
Country USA
Brand Xlibris
Manufacturer XLIBRIS
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-04-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781514437001