I am dedicating the story of my life, and my family, to Susan and Howard, as well as to my grandchildren: Adria, Matthew, Daniel, and Ariana."

I promised myself to tell my story, and the story of my family, as we went through the very traumatic years of the Second World War.

Let me begin with our family, and our life, from the beginning. Some of the facts I remember and some, of course, I am telling as they were told to me...