Before World War II, Abe and Sonia Huberman were two soulmates happily married and in love, living a peaceful life with their family in Warsaw, Poland. But while Abe was away, on a short business trip to America, World War II broke out and the Nazis invaded. Abe was stranded far from home, while Sonia was left alone with their two young children to face the Nazis.
This is the story of her bravery, of Sonia’s survival of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and Nazi death camps, including the notorious Auschwitz. What was supposed to be a separation of seven weeks turned into one of seven years. This is the story of their love, of soulmates reunited against all odds. Learn about history through the lens of this inspirational account that serves as a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit.
Table of Contents:
Advance Praise v
Introduction xv
Prologue 1
1. Sonia: The Early Years 5
2. Abe: The Early Years 13
3. Catastrophe in Kozienice and The Pigeon Story 23
4. Abe demonstrates his Business Acumen and
becomes a CEO
28
5. The Telefunken Matchmaker 33
6. Dating 37
7. Engagement and Marriage 40
8. Climate Change. The Skies Darken 48
9. The Separation 73
Photographs 81
10. This means War 90
11. Thugs on a Carriage 125
12. From the Countryside to the Ghetto Uprising 129
13. Abe, the accidental Immigrant 142
14. Majdanek – The Real Catastrophe 159
15. Auschwitz 165
16. New York - Poland 175
17. The Rest of the Story 194
18. The Reunion 203
19. A New Life in America. Free at Last 210
20. The Brain Tumor 215
21. Life out of the Ashes 218
22. The Ring 226
23. Denouement 230
Afterword 249
Bibliography 263
Acknowledgments 275
About the Author 279
Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II 281
