Carrying My Father's Torch: From Holocaust Trauma to Transformation

Finding your place in a family tree that has only one branch the other shorn by the Holocaust is a tricky business. Gail Weiss Gaspar grew up believing that her worth was tied to busyness and productivity with achievement and education prized above all other accomplishments. Keenly aware that her beloved father survived Auschwitz and the brutal environment of the Mauthausen labor camp she silenced her suffering because nothing could match what he endured. Gails family had secrets as all families do. It became her job to be the familys secret keeper. It wasnt until her 63-year-old father stood on stage at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and told his story that Gail understood that her voice mattered too. This moving memoir honors the past while unshackling from it and highlights a generational journey through loss with tenderness and love.If you have ever said to yourself How could I possibly break free from my familys past? this book is for you. When you read Carrying my Fathers Torch you will be inspired to consider how your family legacy has impacted your life find the courage to overcome your legacy wound and become the hero of your own story