400
700
900
From Generation to Generation
Agnes Tomasov

From Generation to Generation

Azrieli Foundation (2010)
9781897470190
187 pages
Value: $ 3.10
Dewey 940.53/18092
LC Classification DS135.S553 .T66 2010
LC Control No. 2010680892

Subject

  • Canadiens D&apos
  • Defectors - Canada
  • Enfants Juifs Pendant L&apos
  • Holocaust Survivors - Biography. - Canada
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Personal Narratives. - Slovakia
  • Holocauste - Biographies. - Canada
  • Holocauste - Biographies. - Slovaquie
  • Holocauste, 1939-1945 - Récits Personnels. - Slovaquie
  • Jewish Children In The Holocaust - Biography. - Slovakia
  • Jews - Biography. - Slovakia
  • Origine Slovaque - Biographies
  • Political Persecution - Czechoslovakia
  • Slovak Canadians - Biography
  • Survivants De L&apos

Plot

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 make the daring decision to escape high into the mountains and hike along treacherous ice-covered peaks to safety. Twenty-four years later, Agnes Tomasov--now married with two children--finds herself on the run from post-war Czechoslovakia's Communist regime and defects to Canada with her family, carrying only what they can it in two suitcases. Her sweeping memoir of life under two totalitarian regimes is an extraordinary and inspiring tale of courage, love and hope in the face of tragedy. Imbued with the author's warmth, unflagging resilience and determined independence, From Generation to Generation is a true testament to the strength of the human spirit.