In this touching account; veteran New York Times reporter Joseph Berger describes how his own family of Polish Jews -- with one son born at the close of World War II and the other in a "displaced persons" camp outside Berlin -- managed against all odds to make a life for themselves in the utterly foreign landscape of post-World War II America. Paying eloquent homage to his parents' extraordinary courage; luck; and hard work while illuminating as never before the experience of 140;000 refugees who came to the United States between 1947 and 1953; Joseph Berger has captured a defining moment in history in a riveting and deeply personal chronicle.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CommmasterCollege Textbook0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good bookBy SharkGot this book for my History class and it is very nice book and have a lot of useful info.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is a fine collection of minority-focused essaysBy Weedlord CreditspenderThis is a fine collection of minority-focused essays; but beware any professor who assigns it as a textbook. It isn't.
