What Savta Told Me
Livni, Daniela
The book follows two families, one a family of Italkim (Italian Jews) back to the 17th century and perhaps earlier, the other an Austro-Hungarian family dating back to 1875. It is a story of deep-rooted traditions, perseverance and rebirth. The author says that the book was written because, although her parents lived through horrific times, they never spoke of them. Growing up in Israel in the late fifties and early sixties, she learned at sch...