Survivor's Tales

About the Book

Survivor's Tales is a collection of individually powerful stories which together form an unusual and exciting Holocaust era memoir. In sparse, elegant prose, Lidia Eichenholtz tells a gripping tale of coming of age during World War II. Readers are immediately drawn into her journey from girlhood within the protection of a warm, loving wealthy Polish Jewish family to young womanhood, on her own, with nothing but her wits standing between her and certain death.

Through masterful understatement, the author's story of determination, resourcefulness, youth and luck leaves one with an abundance of life lessons and enormous respect for the remarkable resilience of the human spirit.

"The best Holocaust era memoir I have ever read because of its beautiful simplicity, the power of both what is written and left unwritten, and the intellect of the author which shines through."
-Arlene Rossen Cardozo, PhD, author of Jewish Family Celebrations

About the Author

Lidia Gilburd Eichenholtz was born in Poland, survived the Holocaust, and entered the famed University of Munich Medical School immediately after World War II. Following graduation she came to the United States where she completed her internship and a residency in Internal Medicine, married and had a son. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.