AJHS Book Discussion We Were the Lucky Ones

We Were the Lucky Ones By Georgia Hunter Discussion led by Sheryl Bronkesh, Phoenix Holocaust Association Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 2PM Discussion via ZOOM Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom,...

We Were the Lucky Ones

Chaparral High School 6935 east Gold Dust Ave, Scottsdale, az

  Registration: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/an_evening_with_georgia_hunter   In partnership with the Center for Jewish Philanthropy, please join the Phoenix Holocaust Association for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Georgia Hunter and Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Winner Busy Philipps.   When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she discovered that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research, determined to unearth and record her family’s remarkable story. The result is the New York Times best seller, We Were the Lucky Ones, which has been published in over 20 languages and adapted for television by Hulu as an eight-part limited series. Hunter’s searing novel is the story of a Jewish family ripped away from each other at...

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