Evitchka: A True Story of Survival, Hope and Love tells the story of an inspirational woman and her family in two parts. The first chronicles the life of the Ritter family — a young Evitchka, her parents, grandparents and aunt — and how they were able to survive the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia. Before World War II, there were two hundred Jewish children in their small town of Humenné. After the war, there were six. The second part picks up when an 18-year-old Eva meets a young, soon-to- be doctor named Larry Levitt. They had a beautiful marriage for 61 years, but their life together was not without its own challenges, including Larry’s struggles through medical school and raising a son with cerebral palsy. Their journey comes full circle when they travel with Eva’s parents and their children back to Czechoslovakia, visiting Auschwitz and reuniting with the couple that took them in. A few years later, incredibly, they have the opportunity to repay an unpayable debt when the man who saved them falls ill.
Nonfiction
Evitchka: A True Story of Survival, Hope and Love
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2023
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