Title: Towards freedom
Description: The year is 1951 and teenage Elli and her mother arrive in New York City. Finally they can leave behind bitter Holocaust memories and start a new life. From office filing all day, to the challenge of night school, to interpreting the intentions of Alex, a handsome and persistent doctor, Elli soon finds learning English is only half as hard as growing up. Against a backdrop of soda shops, skyscrapers and subways, acclaimed author Livia Bitton-Jackson concludes her autobiographical journey from concentration camp survivor to immigrant teen with her future ahead of her.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Childhood and youth, Holocaust survivors, Biography, Czechs, Social life and customs, Manners and customs
Places: Czech Republic, New York (State), New York, New York (N.Y.)
People: Livia Bitton Jackson