大象传媒

Esther Safran Foer's parents have outlasted the war. In1945,they are newly married and with the birth of baby Esther family life begins, but living in a Displaced Person's camp is hard. With the promise of a future in the US they attempt to bury the horrors of the past. Sarah Kestelman reads.

Esther Safran Foer knew little of her parents' early years during WWII in Ukraine where so many of her family perished during the Holocaust. Then in her early forties, Esther decided to uncover the truth about what happened to her mother and father and their extended families during the Holocaust. In the absence of memory, mementos, photos, or even a name, Esther finds her own way to remember and record her family's legacy. What emerges is a powerful story about loss, memory and the power of kinship and community.

Esther Safran Foer was the CEO of Sixth and I, a centre for arts, ideas and religion. She lives in Washington D.C with her husband Bert. They are the parents of Franklin, Jonathan, and Joshua, and the grandparents of six.

Abridged by Julian Wilkinson
Produced by Elizabeth Allard