Ursula Giesecke

From Prague to the Promised Land (eBook, ePUB)

A Jewish Family'S Odyssey from Czechoslovakia to Israel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When a Jewish family flees from the German invasion of their home country of Czechoslovakia in 1938, their flight leads them to France via Switzerland, eventually on to Tel Aviv, Israel. The family, under the headship of banker Frederic Bartok, is comprised of his wife, Cornelia, an opera star and gifted violinist; their twin daughters, Romingarde and Irmingarde; the childrens governess, Bernie; and their trusted chauffeur, Francois Leclerq. The orphans Hannah and Max, whose parents have been murdered in Poland, join the family later. This is a story of survival that allows a growth of faith. All historical events described are factual in a setting of fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: WestBow Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781490801148
• Artikelnr.: 52047822

Autorenporträt

Ulla Giesecke was born in Germany. She lived through Hiter's infamous reign as a child and became a professional ballerina after World War II. She came to the United States with her husband, an officer in the USAF. They settled in the Northwest, where she taught ballet. Later Ulla attended nursing school and worked for two decades as registered nurse. She and her husband are parents of four grown children.