A Mother to My Mother
- Publisher
- Azrieli Foundation
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- 20th Century, Holocaust, Jewish Studies, Historical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781998880133
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781998880157
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
It is the summer of 1941, and Malka is ten years old. Her small town of Romanov, Ukraine, has just been occupied by the Nazis, and Malka’s Jewish traditions, culture and community are under attack. Malka and her mother manage to escape, hiding in fields, forests and haylofts as danger forces them to continue moving. As Malka relies on her faith and instincts to keep herself and her mother alive, she finds them refuge with strangers who become like family along the way.
About the author
Malka Pischanitskaya was born in Romanov (now Romaniv), Ukraine, in 1931. She returned to Romanov after her town was liberated in 1944 and lived there until 1950. Malka moved to Zhytomyr, earning her high school teaching diploma from Ivan Franko State University in 1954. She married and had two children, living with her family in Tashkent and Uzhhorod before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada, in 1975. Malka Pischanitskaya lives in Vancouver.