An Award-Winning Family Drama You Don’t Want to Miss!
The Family Affair is a powerful, yet realistic ending to a story of survival that began in The Polski Affair. Unanticipated new wounds for Anna and her family follow her revelation of what it meant to survive the inhumanity of the Holocaust.
– Rabbi Mark J. Bisman, Har Zion Congregation
The Family Affair is a quick and fascinating read. Gildin introduces new characters whose presence result in both poignancy and pain in the recollections of Anna.
– Prof. Gordon DiPaolo, Staten Island University
A sequel to The Polski Affair, this book unfolds the drama of memory and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust. It invites the reader to reflect on the centrality of family and kinship in human existence. A compelling read.
– Prof. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Head of Jewish Studies, Arizona State University
“Those who had money made some attempts to try to shelter themselves from Nazi persecution. ‘The Polski Affair’ is the fictional account of Rosa Feurmann, who found her way to survive the Nazi occupation of Poland and the Hotel Polski, a hotel which let Jewish survivors buy their protection from Nazi persecution. Rosa’s time was not easy by any means, and events continue to haunt her years later. ‘The Polski Affair’ is an entertaining and moving read.”
- Midwest Book Review
“An engrossing story written with skill and compassion within the context of historical reality.”
- Professor Gordon DiPaolo, Staten Island University
“This novel is an easy, compelling read that deals with human relations during very unnatural times. In the hands of a good screenwriter, the story might interest Hollywood.”
- Outlook: Canada’s Progressive Jewish Magazine