Russian-Western-Jewish family was split by wars, book tells their story
The author’s forensic research uncovers a gripping tale of a family dynasty divided by war and ultimately reunited generations later.
EAST GERMAN citizens climb the Berlin Wall after the East German border opened in 1989. Like many Germans, the family of the author, who grew up in Moscow as the USSR-East Germany collapsed, was split by geopolitical borders and war.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByKATHERINE LEVY SPENCER