@article{1562313,
      recid = {1562313},
      author = {Stiefel, Chana, and Gal, Susan,},
      title = {The tower of life : how Yaffa Eliach rebuilt her town in  stories and photographs /},
      pages = {1 volume (unpaged) :},
      abstract = {This story begins with Yaffa Eliach, a spirited young girl  who grows up in a vibrant, happy 800-year-old town in  Poland, filled with family life and rich traditions.  Yaffa's grandmother, who receives a gift of a camera from  America, becomes the village photographer, and takes photos  of all the family events: weddings, bar mitzvahs, and  family gatherings. And on the Jewish New Year, the  villagers send photos to their relatives overseas to wish  them a "Gut Yontif"! But one dark day, the town is invaded.  And quickly the once happy home to 5,000 Jewish people is  uprooted. Yaffa survives the war and becomes a Professor of  History and America's foremost Holocaust expert. And when  President Jimmy Carter invites her to create an exhibit for  the new National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, she  travels around the world hunting down her grandmother's  photos - pictures taken of people who fled from her beloved  town, Eishyshok, along with their stories and memories.  This breathtaking revival of the town's collective spirit,  which is a permanent exhibit at The National Holocaust  Museum in Washington DC, will inspire those who read it.  --},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1562313},
}