The Shattered Dreams

Gita Zikherman-Greisdorf

Description

The book brings you to a time before World War II, to the life of a young girl whose world is about to change forever. She lost loved ones, her home, all her possessions, and her dream to be a concert pianist.
From the ages of nine till thirteen, Gita experienced hunger, hard work, and difficult living conditions. She had dreams of having a dress, a pair of shoes, and a real bed with a mattress and pillows. But most of all, she dreamed to return home to her beloved grandparents. These years have taught Gita to have an appreciation for everything good, to be compassionate to all people, and to tolerate adversity.
She learned to understand that life is a battlefield, and you have to do your best to stand your ground, have an open mind, and conquer the difficulties.
Then, you become a mensch.

Sujets

• Historical
• Lettres et linguistique
• Biography
• African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955?1968)
• Autobiography
• Civil War
• Burn
• Baby

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 14 juin 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781532019401
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Shattered Dreams

Gita Zikherman-Greisdorf

THE SHATTERED DREAMS Copyright © 2017 Gita Zikherman-Greisdorf. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. iUniverse 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www.iuniverse.com 844-349-9409 Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them. Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. Certain stock imagery © Getty Images. ISBN: 978-1-5320-1941-8 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-5320-1940-1 (e) Library of Congress Control Number: 2017903687 iUniverse rev. date: 08/10/2023

Endorsements Acknowledgement Introduction Chapter 1 My Parents Chapter 2 Nothing Is Forever Chapter 3 My First Encounter with Hate Chapter 4 The Beginning of War Chapter 5 Running for Our Lives Chapter 6 The Kolkhoz Chapter 7 Going to Tashkent, Uzbekistan Chapter 8 Back in the Kolkhoz Chapter 9 The Fun Times Chapter 10 Reunited with Family Chapter 11 Raika the Goat Chapter 12 The Sorceress and the Gypsies Chapter 13 The Victory Chapter 14 Life after War My Family About the Cover

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