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Synopsis
Christian by faith and Jewish under the law, Katalin struggles with her dual identity in a Hungary caught up in World War II and its aftermath. She and Istvan, a Jew, fall in love. They struggle with their desire for marriage and to have a child in the midst of the increasing threat from Nazi violence. Istvan is deported to a concentration camp; four months later Kata and family seek refuge with Christian friends. Some are paralyzed by fear; others, acting on their faith, risk their lives to protect them. Even the welcomed liberation by the Russian Army poses its dangers. With the war over, the arduous attempts to survive in a devastated country and to assemble the family merge into a new struggle: power is shifted toward Communism and society is even more polarized than ever. Confronted with the resurgence of hatred, Katalin needs to come to terms with her faith and identity, to make sense of her survival out of the Holocaust and to find a direction for her life. In her soul-searching, she recalls Parsifal's quest for the Grail - a recurring motif in the novel - and knows that her own quest will continue.
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About the Author
Born in Hungary, Veronica Frame lived there for 30 years except for one year in Edinburgh, Scotland to study English. She survived the war, Nazi atrocities, Russian occupation and dangerously rising communism. Her passport denied, she skipped the border (a widow), with her six-year-old son. They awaited the American visa in Caracas, Venezuela and finally became United States citizens in 1958. In New York City, she earned her BS at Hunter College and her MSW at NYU. She was a family counselor for years and ended her professional career as a school social worker. Veronica started to write her book while gainfully employed and completed it upon retirement from the NYC Board of Education, in 1991. Her personal life was rich and also tumultuous. She was widowed three times but her last marriage to Dr. John Frame, a physician and former medical missionary, lasted 45 very happy years. She moved to New Jersey to be near her son, Mathew Erdelyi, in Princeton. Through him she has two granddaughters and one great granddaughter. She also has 6 step children and 15 step-grand children with most of whom she remained in close contact. Presently, Veronica is working on her memoir covering 90 years of her life with its tragedies, challenges, opportunities and fulfillment, too. All through this, she looked for and received sustenance and spiritual guidance through her search for Divine Will.
Review
The book is a testimony of courage and the will to survive; a gentle poignant story of love set against a background of war and tragedy. The portrayal of a young Jewish woman struggling to understand her Christian faith and her survival during the Holocaust is provocative. --Main Street News, Essex, CT
What was it like to be a Christian Jew in Hungary during World War II? What was it like for a woman to see her young husband carted off to the concentration camp at Auschwitz? We in the west who lived in the early 1940's know nothing of the horrors. Here is a report by that young husband's wife. Written as a novel, this is the story of the author and an account of her spiritual struggles and maturing in the midst of the turmoil in her life. It is far more than a good read; It is an opportunity to experience multi-dimensional history that changed the world. --Kenneth N. Taylor, Translator, THE LIVING BIBLE; Chairman of the Board, Tyndale House Publishers
Veronica Frame's novel is no ordinary dramatic story of people in the turmoil of the Holocaust - it is much, much more. Set against the historical backdrop of the persecution of the Jews in Hungary, Veronica Frame provides us with an unusually intimate and honest look at the inner struggle of a young woman's search for identity as she tries to make sense of her Jewish and Christian worlds that are on a collision course. It is an incredibly moving novel of spiritual faith and courage - and a testimony of survival. --Leo Goldberger, Professor, NYU; Editor, THE RESCUE OF THE DANISH JEWS (NYU Press)
What was it like to be a Christian Jew in Hungary during World War II? What was it like for a woman to see her young husband carted off to the concentration camp at Auschwitz? We in the west who lived in the early 1940's know nothing of the horrors. Here is a report by that young husband's wife. Written as a novel, this is the story of the author and an account of her spiritual struggles and maturing in the midst of the turmoil in her life. It is far more than a good read; It is an opportunity to experience multi-dimensional history that changed the world. --Kenneth N. Taylor, Translator, THE LIVING BIBLE; Chairman of the Board, Tyndale House Publishers
Veronica Frame's novel is no ordinary dramatic story of people in the turmoil of the Holocaust - it is much, much more. Set against the historical backdrop of the persecution of the Jews in Hungary, Veronica Frame provides us with an unusually intimate and honest look at the inner struggle of a young woman's search for identity as she tries to make sense of her Jewish and Christian worlds that are on a collision course. It is an incredibly moving novel of spiritual faith and courage - and a testimony of survival. --Leo Goldberger, Professor, NYU; Editor, THE RESCUE OF THE DANISH JEWS (NYU Press)
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- PublisherRiverview Pub
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0963516019
- ISBN 13 9780963516015
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages271
- EditorRiverview Publishing
- IllustratorMiriam Scher
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