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Social Science Jewish Studies

From Generation to Generation

by (author) Agnes Tomasov

Publisher
The Azrieli Foundation
Initial publish date
Sep 2012
Category
Jewish Studies, 20th Century, Historical
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781897470688
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $6.99

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Hiding from the Nazis in the forests of Slovakia’s Low Tatra Mountains in the fall of 1944, in constant danger from the Germans occupying nearby villages, fourteen-year-old Agnes Grossmann and her family made the daring decision to escape high into the mountains and hike along treacherous ice-covered peaks to safety. Twenty-four years later, Agnes Tomasov — then married with two children — found herself on the run from post-war Czechoslovakia’s Communist regime and defected to Canada with her family, carrying only what they could fit in two suitcases.

About the author

Agnes Tomasov was born in the small town of Bardejov, Slovakia, on June 16, 1930. In 1968, following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, she immigrated to Canada, settling in Toronto with her husband and their two children.

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