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Becoming Edith: The Education of a Hidden Child
Edith Mayer Cord was born in Vienna between the world wars and was forced to flee from the Nazis during her childhood. Her parents struggled to raise their children and then had to run for their lives, first to Italy, and then to France. Edith’s father and brother were caught and were murdered in Auschwitz. Edith and her mother struggled to survive in hiding. After the war, Edith needed to overcome a dysfunctional family life while coming to terms with the Holocaust. She dedicated herself to pursuing her education under any and all circumstances. As she says, “My life is a triumph, and if I can overcome, so can others.”
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