Because of Eva
Subtitle: A Jewish Genealogical Journey
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: Apr 20, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780815634430
Description: "In Because of Eva, a Jewish New Yorker travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. What began as a seemingly simple search for "Eva," the elderly relative who had signed Gordon's grandfather's death certificate in New York long ago, became a journey of discovery when Gordon found her in Tel Aviv. There, she heard Eva's stories of survival during the Holocaust, especially in Nazi-occupied Budapest. Eventually, Gordon would retrace Eva's steps in Budapest and visit ancestral towns in Ukraine to bear witness to the slaughter of entire populations of Jews. Amid remnants of loss and destruction in the small town where her grandfather was born, Gordon also uncovered details of her family's world before relatives immigrated to America. Her journey into the past provided the deep sense of connection and belonging she needed as an adult child of divorce. Gaining insight into family history, she reconciles issues of betrayal and loyalty, and finally finds her place in Judaism. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century."--Front jacket flap.
Notes: Source title: Because of Eva: A Jewish Genealogical Journey