An Uncommon Journey: From Vienna to Shanghai to America--A Brother and Sister Escape to Freedom During World War II
An Uncommon Journeyproves that reality is stranger than fiction. Ilie & Dorit escape from Vienna to Shanghai to America during WW II. This difficult past gives them strength for their ultimate journey, the one to find themselves. This book is harrowing drama, part love story, part adventure. It is a compelling read.-Marvin Hamlisch, ComposerA brother and sister tale of family survival in Shanghai's Jewish community and their remarkable lives in America. This book reminds us of our strength and vitality and is cause for celebration.- Anne Roiphe, Writer/journalist and author of 18 books of fiction and non-fictionAn Uncommon Journeyis a riveting account of an Austrian Jewish family's flight to freedom during WWII, a testimonial to the powers of adaptation, ingenuity, and family unity, with a bit of luck thrown in. A fresh, valuable addition to the literature on the period.- Erica Abeel, Entertainment journalist and author of the novelConscience PointIt is rare to find a memoir written with an immediacy of emotion and observation that recaptures the moment of everything that happened at the time it happened. I consider it one of the great accounts of family and survival.- Peter Sichel, Wine grower for 50 yrs, is writing his memoirs of 16 yrs in the OSS and CIA after escaping from the NazisAn Uncommon Journeyis about one family, father, mother, son and daughter who were lucky to have been able to find a place on a ship that brought them to Shanghai on their journey to America. It is about survival against all odds. I could not put it down.- Ernest Michel, Survivor of WWII and author ofPromises to KeepandPromises Kept