No Childhood - Paperback

by Edith Rogers (Author)

No Childhood is a collection of incidents, written from a child's point of view. It describes the feelings of a little girl, who never really was a child. Some of her questions and lots of her constant fears are brought to the surface. It gives insight into the mixed emotions of the little girl and the adults around her.

The little girl was one of the lucky ones who survived the holocaust. But there was suffering too. And yet, among all the evil of the times, there were the good people. The family, the teacher, the nuns, the dentist, who all had a part in saving the little girl's life.

Author Biography

The author, Edith c. Rogers, was 'born in Saarbruecken, Germany in the early 19308. When she was two years old, she was sent on a visit to her great aunt in Stuttgart, Germany. This visit was to be for a few weeks, but she remained for the next twenty years.

When the first race laws regarding inter-marriage with Jews were passed, her father divorced her mother and abandoned her. Considering the political climate in Germany, staying in Stuttgart was thought to be best for the little girl. While no one ever could have imagined what was in store for the Jews in Germany, this without doubt saved the author's life. While no official papers for guardianship or adoption were ever filed, the author came to think of the family in Stuttgart as her own and even used their name sometimes. The author has four children, ten grandchildren and one great-grand child. She is currently enjoying retirement and living in the Chicago, Illinois area.