Portrait of a Holocaust Child

by Brown, Rita Kasimow

• ISBN13: 9789652294821
• ISBN10: 9652294829
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: Gefen Pub House

Summary

Portrait of a Holocaust Child tells the true story of Rita Kasimow's experience in the "Grub," a narrow underground hole in which the Kasimow family hid for twenty months to escape the Nazi death hunt. At once both horrifying and healing, Rita's personal account takes the reader on an inner journey through the workings of the soul as she moves through pain into therapeutic creativity.

Author Biography

Rita Kasimow Brown was born in the small town of Turmont, Poland. When the persecution of the Jews began, Rita's family spent many months in the Dryswiaty ghetto, doing forced labor. Upon escaping from the ghetto the family searched for refuge, hiding in barns, cattle sheds, pigsties, grottos, and caves in the forests. Ultimately, they found refuge in the "Grub" - a narrow underground pit under the stable of a Christian family, where the family hid for twenty-two months. After the liberation, the Kasimow family moved to Germany and in 1949 they arrived in New York. Rita received several academic degrees in the USA and in Israel. In 1971, Rita and her two children made aliyah to Israel, where she currently resides. Throughout her life, Rita has used art and imagination to heal the soul and enrich it.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Historical Background	p. xiii
Prologue	p. xv
Diary Excerpts
Awake	p. 3
Childhood in Turmont	p. 5
The Coming of the Nazis	p. 8
Correspondence with "Jay"	p. 18
The "Grub"	p. 22
We Leave the Grub	p. 42
The March to Freedom	p. 47
Home Sweet Home	p. 57
Epilogue
A Dream: A Dialogue with Jay	p. 71
Muddy Waters	p. 77
Bibliography	p. 79
Selected paintings by the author	p. 49
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