Characters
This talented sibling is a composer and engineer living in Paris when the war breaks out, cutting him off from Poland
Who is Addy
The Kurc family's story begins in this industrial Polish city, where parents Sol and Nechuma run a successful dress shop
What is Radom
We shouldn't have survived. Not so many of us... It's a miracle in many ways. We were the lucky ones.
Felicia
Code-named Operation Overlord, this massive June 6, 1944 Allied invasion took place on the beaches of Normandy
D-Day
This brother is a lawyer who marries Bella and uses his photography skills to forge documents for the underground resistance
Who is Jakob
Addy is living in this famous European capital, known as the "City of Light," when the German occupation traps him away from his family
What is Paris
I don't know where my family is, or if they're even alive. But I have to believe I'll see them again
Addy
The US entered the war directly after this naval base in Hawaii was attacked on December 7, 1941
What is Pearl Harbour
This fierce youngest sibling works as a laboratory assistant in Radom and uses false identity papers to survive in Warsaw
Who is Halina
Seeking safety under Soviet control early in the war, Halina, Jakob, and Bella flee to this major city in western Ukraine
What is Lwów (or Lviv)
If they take me, they take me. But they won't take my child.
Mila
World War II began in 1939 when Germany launched a surprise invasion of this neighbouring country
What is Poland
This brother is drafted into the Soviet army early in the war and survives the harsh winters of a Siberian labor camp with his wife, Herta
Who is Genek
Stranded at sea on the ship Alsina, Addy is forced off the boat and placed into a refugee camp in this specific Moroccan city
Casablanca
A camera doesn't just capture a face, it can capture a lie. And right now, a lie is the only thing keeping us alive.
Jakob
Genek and Herta join a real-life Polish military unit formed in the Soviet Union after 1941, commonly known by this Polish General's last name
Anders Army