A Tale of Hope, Faith and Forgiveness Edited by Zita Podany This book is a summary of Maria's life. She survived the Nazi labor and death camps that plagued most parts of Europe during World War II. She had to learn to cope with death at an early age. In a short period of time, she lost her father and three brothers as she and her mother clung to life and sanity in the insanity that surrounded them, from her father being dragged off from their home to the cruelty that permeated the labor and death camps. Their resilience, faith, hope, and sheer survival of will and spirit should serve as an...

Nestled in the floodplain between North Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, a housing project was built to help house World War II shipyard workers. Its very name, Vanport, is derived from Vancouver and Portland. When the United States entered the war, the demand for ships and for workers to build those ships became a huge priority. Workers were recruited from all corners of the United States. Portland had a serious lodging shortage, so much so that these workers lived in cars, tents, parks, and whatever shelter could be found. Vanport, built in a little over a year to house them,...