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Marta Fuchs

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Budapest, Hungary

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Memoir, History, Biography

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Marta Fuchs was born in Budapest and lived with her family in Tokaj until they escaped to the U.S. in the wake of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. She holds a BA in Linguistics and an MA in Library Science, both from UC Berkeley, and an MA in Clinical Psychology from JFK University in Orinda, She is also a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.

Marta is a popular, dynamic speaker who gives inspiring multimedia presentations and book signings in schools, community and professional groups, libraries, and conferences.

With her brother Henry Fuchs she wrote the multigenerational extended family memoir, Fragments of a Family: Remembering Hungary, the Holocaust, and Emigration to a New World (c1997). Her new book is Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tri ...more

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Marta Fuchs For me, it's not writer's block per se, but frustration when I feel something deeply but cannot find just the right words to express it. I then take w…moreFor me, it's not writer's block per se, but frustration when I feel something deeply but cannot find just the right words to express it. I then take walks, especially at the beach, and immerse myself in creative pursuits like playing the piano, doing Hungarian embroidery, and crocheting. (less)

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Marta Fuchs Being able to be a witness to one's own experience and then be able to share it with others who may resonate with it and find themselves as well.…moreBeing able to be a witness to one's own experience and then be able to share it with others who may resonate with it and find themselves as well.(less)

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Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tribute

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What are you grateful for?

Honored to have my new piece included in this wonderful project, Made Into America, showcasing immigrant stories to build empathy and understanding.

http://madeintoamerica.org/fuchs-fami...

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Published on August 28, 2015 09:54 • Tags: coming-to-america, family-history, holocaust, immigrants, second-generation, survivors

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