Appel Is Forever: A Child's Memoir - Softcover

Suzanne Mehler Whiteley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814328229 ISBN 13: 9780814328224

Publisher: Wayne State University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Born in Amsterdam in 1935, Suzanne Mehler Whiteley saw the ravages of war through a child's eyes. Her memoir, written in the voice of a young girl, describes the years before the invasion of Holland, her experiences during the German occupation, her time spent in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and her childhood afterward in Europe and then the United States.

Appel Is Forever describes in a child's words atrocities that should never be seen by anyone. Through young Suzanne's introspection, readers are invited to see beyond the history of events to their deeper meaning. We come to see how the miracle of having survived opens a child up to the potential for playfulness and even happiness, while a young girl's observations of coming to her new country remind us of both the promises and hardships of the American dream.

About this title

Book Description:

A courageous memoir describing the life of a young girl and her experiences living in Holland during World War II.

About the Author:

Suzanne Mehler Whiteley, a Holocaust survivor, is now a trained therapist in private practice in Evanston, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0814328229
• ISBN 13: 9780814328224
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176