In the 1960s, adoptions of foreign babies by residents of the United States were relatively rare. One woman sought to change that trend. In her memoir, "Take My Children, " author Bernice Gottlieb shares the story of her involvement in international adoptions.
Gottlieb tells not only of her personal experience adopting a baby girl from Korea, but also of her of mission to find homes in the United States for children of Korean families banished to living in leprosy colonies. At the time, leprosy was an ugly word for Koreans, and society sought to separate these individuals suffering from...
In the 1960s, adoptions of foreign babies by residents of the United States were relatively rare. One woman sought to change that trend. In her mem...
The Friedmans and Gottliebs were ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Perservering through periods of war, persecution, personal tragedy and economic crisis, they always clung to the core values that marked them as the brave and decent family they are.
With this memoir they remember those who came before them, and honor them for passing down the beliefs that made them a family to be proud of. They passed down stories, too --and by putting these intimate fragments, favorites of the clan, into print, they hope to preserve family lore and inspire newer generations to do the same....
The Friedmans and Gottliebs were ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Perservering through periods of war, persecution, personal tragedy and...
The Friedmans and Gottliebs were ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Perservering through periods of war, persecution, personal tragedy and economic crisis, they always clung to the core values that marked them as the brave and decent family they are.
With this memoir they remember those who came before them, and honor them for passing down the beliefs that made them a family to be proud of. They passed down stories, too --and by putting these intimate fragments, favorites of the clan, into print, they hope to preserve family lore and inspire newer generations to do the same....
The Friedmans and Gottliebs were ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Perservering through periods of war, persecution, personal tragedy and...
As a real estate broker greets a classy, well-dressed visitor at an Open House in upscale Hudson Hills, she has no idea that minutes later he will pin her against the wall, yank up her skirt, and clamp his gloved hand over her nose and mouth. The unwitting victim is only saved from a catastrophic fate by the young couple who abruptly appear at the door. When another broker is found beaten, raped, and left for dead in the basement of a vacant house she had been showing to a prospective buyer, the peace and tranquility of the picturesque Hudson River Valley is shattered and suddenly becomes...
As a real estate broker greets a classy, well-dressed visitor at an Open House in upscale Hudson Hills, she has no idea that minutes later he will ...
