Dear Lizzie : Memoir of a Jewish Immigrant Woman

Rating:
Summary: An insightful book for readers of all ages
Review: I enjoyed this book on many levels. First, because I recently met the author, Leona Tamarkin who is now 95 years old. Reading her book has given me a rare multi-demensional view of her life and experiences. After working in the geriatric field for three decades I view this book as a reminder that older people are "living legends" and are the sum total of their life experiences. It also supplied the details of my own grandmother's life in Poland before WWII that were too painful for her to share. Finally, as an parent and Hebrew school educator, I feel that this book, which is simply written and witten from the youthful recollections of the author, has the same universal appeal to a young student as The Diary of Ann Frank. While only alluding to war and the historical circumstances of the times, it chronicles the details and emotions of Leona's life in Poland and later as an immigrant to the United States as a young woman.

Rating:
Summary: An insightful book for readers of all ages
Review: I enjoyed this book on many levels. First, because I recently met the author, Leona Tamarkin who is now 95 years old. Reading her book has given me a rare multidimensional view of her life and experiences. After working in the geriatric field for three decades I view this book as a reminder that older people are "living legends" and are the sum total of their life experiences. It also supplied the details of my own grandmother's life in Poland before WWII that were too painful for her to share. Finally, as a parent and Hebrew school educator, I feel that this book, which is simply written and written from the youthful recollections of the author, has the same universal appeal to a young student as The Diary of Ann Frank. While only alluding to war and the historical circumstances of the times, it chronicles the details and emotions of Leona's life in Poland and later as an immigrant to the United States as a young woman.