I think I might have changed the format and read each story as a whole--it was divided into before Germany took over their home country, during the holocaust, and then after the holocaust, their impressions of life in America. Of course, I can see pros and cons for both. There were many insights to be drawn from these stories, one of which is that most of them became very active in their community after the war in an extremely charitable way. They were, for the most part, not materialistic (though their families may have been before.) Even those who had a very hard time adjusting to American life (those who did not speak a word of English when they came AND came at an older established age) went out of their way to reiterate how much they were enjoying their lives now and were happy. I would hope it does not really take such an horrible trauma in our lives to make us come to this...
I have now started The Night of the Solstice by L. J. Smith. It starts definitely for children with a vixen who can speak and who needs the help of four children to save the world. A fun departure from what I have been reading.
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