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What inspired you to write 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz?
Heather Dune Macadam
When you meet a woman who was on the first transport your life changes. I met my first survivor back in 1992, Rena Kornreich Gelissen. Rena and I wrote her memoir (Rena’s Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz ) together and remained close friends until her death. I never thought I would find another survivor, but when I met Edith Friedman Grosman, I was once again pulled to tell the first girls and women’s story. This time it would be on a much larger scale though. I wanted to tell as much of the story as I could unearth and include as many survivors and non-survivors in the book. 999 is a tribute all of those young women. It is my attempt to find lost girls and give them a place in history and our hearts.
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Heather Dune Macadam:
Hi, Heather! I wanted to thank you again for Rena's Promise and 999. My grandfather is a holocaust survivor and does not speak about his experiences. His mother, of blessed memory, was also a survivor. I read Rena's Promise and 999, and it is a gateway into my great-grandma's world. If you could ask Rena one more question, what would it be?
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