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How long did it take you to research and write 999?
Heather Dune Macadam
Well, I don’t know that I have ever stopped! In all respects it was 10 years of work, as I had started working on a documentary about the first women, before I sold the book to Kensington Citadel Press. The last 3 years were all out, nothing but research and writing though. I traveled to archives in Slovakia, DC, interviewed survivors and families in Canada, Australia, Israel. I worked extensively with the USC Shoah Foundation, the Auschwitz Museum research staff, and the Museum of Jewish Culture in Bratislava, Slovakia. Mostly, I worked with Edith.
Since the book came out in January 2020, I have learned about four other survivors who are still alive. Only two are still able to speak about their experiences, but I just finished filming interviews them for the documentary film on my book, 999. I feel it is so important that we keep this chronicle of their experience alive for future generations, so I am still at it!
Since the book came out in January 2020, I have learned about four other survivors who are still alive. Only two are still able to speak about their experiences, but I just finished filming interviews them for the documentary film on my book, 999. I feel it is so important that we keep this chronicle of their experience alive for future generations, so I am still at it!
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On behalf of the Syosset Library Readers’ Services Department, thank you to author Heather Dune Macadam for visiting with us virtually to discuss 999. Attendees were so interested in the program, we have some additional questions as noted in a follow-up blog post “5 Questions with Author Heather Dune Macadam”. Do you enjoy meeting with your readers?
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