Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Holocaust's Hidden Child Survivors

R. D. Rosen

Sep 2014 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

“Powerful . . . [Rosen] makes us see how the Holocaust’s hidden children succeeded against the odds” in this #1 New York Times bestselling biography (Wall Street Journal).

Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls.

Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the war years believing she was an anti-Semitic Catholic schoolgirl, eventually became an esteemed radiation oncologist. Flora Hogman, protected by a succession of Christians, emerged from the war a lonely, lost orphan, but became a psychologist who pioneered the study of hidden child survivors. Unlike Anne Frank, Carla Lessing made it through the war concealed with her family in the home of Dutch strangers before becoming a psychotherapist and key player in the creation of an international organization of hidden child survivors.

In braiding the stories of three women who defied death by learning to be “such good girls,” Rosen examines a silent and silenced generation—the last living cohort of Holocaust survivors. He provides rich, memorable portraits of a handful of hunted children who, as adults, were determined to deny Hitler any more victories, and he recreates the extraordinary event that lured so many hidden child survivors out of their grown-up “hiding places” and finally brought them together.

“Rosen . . . tells the story of these women and the varied community of survivors with sensitivity and genuine affection.” —Library Journal

“The three women at the heart of Such Good Girls have lived remarkable lives, and Rosen has limned them with both empathy and grace.” —Daniel Orkent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition“/I>/DESC>

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BIO038000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival

BIO037000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish

HIS043000 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust

BIO006000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical



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Ratings and reviews

A wonderful, thoughtful book. Stories told with gentle, yet brutal clarity. These aging children are respectfully and responsibly shared with the reader. Thank you all for sharing yourselves with us. We can really never know what you and your parents and families have experienced; but by sharing with us, we learn the lessons. The world must remember, and never allow another monster to roam the Earth.

If you are interested in books like The Diary of Anne Frank and Night, you should read this one. It is a detailed personal account of several lesser known survivors. I learned much I did not know about The Holocaust and it's survivors. It was sometimes hard to keep track of who is who, but the stories are fascinating.

It truly is astonishing how under such circumstances that the hidden children of the holocaust have grown into such wonderfu ,l caring, loving human beings with a lot to give to others. The holocaust should never of happened .

About the author

R. D. Rosen has written or coauthored numerous books spanning different genres—from an Edgar Award-winning mystery novel to narrative nonfiction, including Psychobabble (a word he coined in 1975) and A Buffalo in the House. He has appeared as a humorist and satirist on PBS, HBO, and NPR's All Things Considered.