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Ruth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Ruth Rotkowitz
Goodreads Author
Born
in New York
Website
Twitter
Member Since
November 2016
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscomruthrotkowitz
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Escaping the Whale: The Holocaust is over. But is it ever over for the next generation?
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The Whale Surfaces: Prequel to Escaping The Whale
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Frau Professor
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
Interviews
My series of interviews with children of Holocaust survivors is gaining quite a following! So far, 5 interviews have been posted on my blog. Each person's story is unique, which makes this project so fascinating. The responses to these interviews have been heartwarming.
This project is an extension of the research I have done for my two novels, Escaping the Whale and the prequel The Whale Surfaces. Read more of this blog post »
This project is an extension of the research I have done for my two novels, Escaping the Whale and the prequel The Whale Surfaces. Read more of this blog post »
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Ruth Rotkowitz
entered a giveaway
Meet Me in Paris
by Kristin Harmel (Goodreads Author)
25 copies
available, ends on
January 12, 2026
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Helen Joyce's review
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Escaping the Whale: The Holocaust is over. But is it ever over for the next generation? (New Jewish Fiction):
"Marcia’s struggle with her past hinders her ability to live her present. Deeply affected by her parents’ Holocaust background, Marcia struggles to escape the shadows which threaten her own mental health and drive her towards self-harm. This thoughtfu"
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Ruth Rotkowitz
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Janice's review
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Escaping the Whale. The Holocaust is over. But is it ever over for the next generation?:
"For those who grew up with parents and/or other family members who were Holocaust survivors, they have lived their entire lives accompanied by the Holocaust as if it were an additional living, breathing family member; a shadow cousin perhaps, always "
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Ruth Rotkowitz
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June Dimatteo's review
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Escaping the Whale. The Holocaust is over. But is it ever over for the next generation?:
"I truly enjoyed reading this book. I think it would make a good read for a bookclub. On the surface, it was an entertaining story, with characters that I really cared for and about. Behind the scenes, and the psyches, lies a deep and buried history o"
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“Enough, you girls," their father said...
"Why Should I?" Marcia yelled. "You should go talk to her. Tell her she's an idiot! I was being creative, like she said! It just wasn't exactly the kind of creative she wanted.”
― The Whale Surfaces: Prequel to Escaping The Whale
"Why Should I?" Marcia yelled. "You should go talk to her. Tell her she's an idiot! I was being creative, like she said! It just wasn't exactly the kind of creative she wanted.”
― The Whale Surfaces: Prequel to Escaping The Whale
“Marcia though of her growing-up years as a prelude. A prelude to what -- real life? Personal contentment? Joy and abandon? No more nightmares?”
― The Whale Surfaces: Prequel to Escaping The Whale
― The Whale Surfaces: Prequel to Escaping The Whale
