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Name: Hello, America
Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson

📘 Hello, America by Livia Bitton-Jackson

Hello, America is a true‑story memoir written by Livia Bitton‑Jackson, the third book in a trilogy that chronicles her life as a Jewish child in Hungary during the Holocaust. After surviving the horrors of Auschwitz, the narrative follows her challenging journey westward to the United States, where she arrives in New York almost destitute. The book offers a personal perspective on wartime persecution, forced migration, and the determination required to rebuild a life in a new homeland.

First publish date: 2005

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Livia Bitton-Jackson

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