A Promise Kept

In August 1941 Otto and Lenka Friedmann my parents stepped out of their apartment in Zagreb Croatia and never returned. During the next 15 years they first evaded the Nazi death machine by escaping into the mountains of Croatia and then with the aid of Partisan militia they found temporary sanctuary in Italy.With the aid of refugee organizations American Joint Distribution Committee AJDC and Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS as well as countless individuals who helped them along the way they finally began a new life in their adoptive country America.Set as a novel this is a story of heroism perseverance and of people helping those in need