- Is this a memoir or a history book?
- It is a family memoir built from the Goldis family's recollections, not an academic history. Expect personal scenes first and broader context second.
- Does it cover the postwar years?
- Yes. The book follows the family after the war, including how they spoke, or did not speak, about what happened.
- Is it available in German as well as English?
- The edition is presented in English and German, so German-speaking readers can follow the family's story in their own language.
- How does it compare with Night by Elie Wiesel?
- Both are first-person Holocaust accounts, but this one is set in Soviet Ukraine and spans a family across generations rather than a single narrator's camp experience.
- Is it suitable for a book club?
- Yes. Its themes of memory, silence and family make for good discussion, and the chapters are short enough to read in a few sittings.
- Does it include photographs or maps?
- The book centers on the family narrative; readers who want detailed maps and archival images may need a companion history.
- Where is the So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (Paperback) cheapest?
- At alibris, for $8.00, as of our latest check.