On My Own

by Erika Schulhof Rybeck

Erika Schulhof Rybeck enjoyed a magical childhood in Austria, escaped to a convent boarding school in Scotland, and started a new life in America. She tells her story as a tribute to the parents who shielded her from the Nazi hor-rors swirling around her, horrors that led to their deportation and disappear-ance. After being a teacher, mother and volunteer, among other activities, in Ohio and in the Washington, DC area, she looks back at age 84 at rare experiences--living in castles and cottages, being sheltered by Catholics, discov-ering her Jewish heritage, and learning of her illustrious family.

134 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2013

Reviews

[Alison]

The fascinating and powerful memoir of Erika Schulhof Rybeck: from an idyllic childhood in a small town in Austria; escape from Vienna on a Kindertransport; war years in a convent in Aberdeen; finally forging a new life in America. Incredibly moving - especially the letters from her parents.