Marion Blumenthal Lazan's unforgettable memoir Four Perfect
Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (Greenwillow Books) recalls the
devastating years that shaped her childhood.
Following Hitler's rise to power, the Blumenthal family -- father,
mother, Marion, and her brother, Albert -- were trapped in Nazi
Germany. They managed eventually to get to Holland, but soon
thereafter it was occupied by the Nazis. For the next six and a
half years the Blumenthals were forced to live in refugee, transit,
and prison camps that included Westerbork in Holland and the
notorious Bergen-Belsen in Germany. Though they all survived the
camps, Walter Blumenthal, Marion's father, succumbed to typhus just
after liberation.
It took three more years of struggle and waiting before Marion,
Albert, and their mother at last obtained the necessary papers and
boarded ship for the United States. Their story is one of horror
and hardship, but it is also a story of courage, hope, and the will
to survive.
An outstanding speaker, Marion Blumenthal Lazan has shared her
moving first-hand account of the Blumenthal family's life in
Germany, from the events preceding Kristallnacht to imprisonment in
concentration camps to liberation in April of 1945, with upwards of
one million students and adults. Her Holocaust experiences and
messages of respect and tolerance go beyond the facts and inspire
audiences around the world. The praise she has received from event
hosts is remarkable as she evokes life-changing responses time and
time again. She has spoken in public, parochial and private
schools, colleges and universities, to church and synagogue groups,
and to civic organizations across the United States and
internationally.
Marion Blumenthal Lazan lives in New York with her husband
Nathaniel. They have three married children, nine beautiful
grandchildren and two incredible great-granddaughters.
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