New Book 'The Wanderers' Chronicles Holocaust Survivors' Journey to Soviet Union
Daniela Gerson's new book, 'The Wanderers,' explores the journey of Polish Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union during World War II. The book details the experiences of Gerson's grandparents and other Jewish families who escaped Nazi-occupied Poland, only to face new challenges in Soviet labor camps. The narrative highlights the survival of nearly 300,000 Polish Jews who took this route, a story often overshadowed by other Holocaust narratives. Gerson's work combines memoir, history, and journalism to shed light on this lesser-known aspect of Jewish survival during the Holocaust.