Popje and Me

We Struck Gold!

I am thrilled to share that La promesa de Tutti translated by Aurora Humarán won the Gold Medal forBest Nonfiction Book Translation from English to Spanish at theInternational Latino Book Awards on October 3, 2026.

“La promesa de Tutti” esta aquí

Available online through Amazon and Barns & Noble and at your local bookstore. AMAZONBARNES & NOBLE​ Now available in Spanish! Help me spread the word so I can teach lessons of the Holocaust to an even wider audience. We all must fight prejudice and bigotry wherever and whenever it occurs.This incredible story of hope and…

Reunion

Something very special happened this week. Tutti and Popje were reunited! Popje had been living at the Museum of Jewish Civilization (MJC) at the University of Hartford for about five years. The MJC had a wonderful exhibit “Hartford Remembers the Holocaust” in which several local Holocaust survivor stories were told through pictures, documents, artifacts, and…

OMG!

OMG I repeat to myself. When will it stop?

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About this blog

I wrote this blog while I was researching, writing, and publishing Tutti’s Promise. The posts take you through the twists and turns of my discoveries, surprises, making new friends, and confronting the harsh reality of the history I uncovered.

Tutti’s doll, Popje

Popje (pronounced POP-ya, means “Dolly” in Dutch) was given to Tutti on her ninth birthday while she was a prisoner at the Nazi transit camp Westerbork.

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