Introduction1. Life before the War2. Uncertain Future3. First Impressions of Bergen-Belsen4. Daily Life in the Camp5. Tough Losses6. Reunited with Anne Frank7. The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen8. Returning to Holland9. A new Life in England10. Starting overEpiloguePicturesFurther ReadingKind RequestThe author reflects on the impact of her family’s experiences on her own beliefs and behaviors, thereby adding to the literature about Second Generation and transgenerational trauma.In her own words, Zlata Sidrer tells the story of how her life in Kaunas, Lithuania, changed forever with the Nazi occupation in 1941. Gone was her dream of becoming a doctor—instead she found herself trapped in the Ghetto along with the rest of the town’s surviving Jewish population, before being transported to Stutthof Concentration Camp and eventually taken on the infamous death march through the freezing Polish winter.Lovingly compiled from recorded interviews by Zlata’s daughter Ettie, this is the account of a remarkable woman who raised herself out of the ashes after unimaginable hardship and sorrow. Finding happiness where none could be expected—like secretly getting married in the Ghetto—Zlata was a model to her children.In the second part of this book, Ettie Zilber analyzes the impact of Zlata’s experiences on her own upbringing in the US, discovering parallels with other Second Generation kids. Her quest for answers leads her to Eastern Europe to follow in her mother’s footsteps, honour the murdered members of her family, and amass evidence to corroborate the words of Holocaust survivors.The book is the result of 14 hours of recorded interviews, while all narratives and memories were verified with documented resources.In her own words, Zlata Sidrer tells the story of how her life in Kaunas, Lithuania, changed forever with the Nazi occupation in 1941. Gone was her dream of becoming a doctor—instead she found herself trapped in the Ghetto along with the rest of the town’s surviving Jewish population, before being transported to Stutthof Concentration Camp and eventually taken on the infamous death march through the freezing Polish winter.Lovingly compiled from recorded interviews by Zlata’s daughter Ettie, this is the account of a remarkable woman who raised herself out of the ashes after unimaginable hardship and sorrow. Finding happiness where none could be expected—like secretly getting married in the Ghetto—Zlata was a model to her children.In the second part of this book, Ettie Zilber analyzes the impact of Zlata’s experiences on her own upbringing in the US, discovering parallels with other Second Generation kids. Her quest for answers leads her to Eastern Europe to follow in her mother’s footsteps, honour the murdered members of her family, and amass evidence to corroborate the words of Holocaust survivors.The book is the result of 14 hours of recorded interviews, while all narratives and memories were verified with documented resources.