Spring Virtual Tour for PILLAR OF SALT: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
by Anna Salton Eisen with Aaron Eisen
Anna Salton Eisen is the child of Holocaust survivors and author of an important new book, PILLAR OF SALT: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust (Mandel Villar Press Trade Paperback Original; April 26, 2022; $19.95; ISBN: 978-1942134824). Part memoir, part travelogue, PILLAR OF SALT beautifully tells the important story of the second generation, which grows more vital with the aging of the remaining Holocaust survivors. It shares a new understanding of how a child of Holocaust survivors’ identity is shaped. It will be released in time for Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year falls on April 28, 2022.
Join us April 24th – May 12th for the virtual book tour on behalf of PILLAR OF SALT as we share features, book giveaways, spotlights and reviews.
“Anna Salton Eisen inspires me. Antisemitism and Holocaust denial are real. Quality Holocaust education is necessary. By sharing her family stories and personal journey with honesty and clarity, she illuminates our past and helps us recognize the truth and challenge of the Holocaust.
–Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas and held hostage in January during an antisemitic attack on his congregation
“Anna Salton Eisen’s important exploration of her Holocaust heritage is about building community, building connection, through history, through your family, through your story.”
–Deb Liu, CEO Ancestry.com
“A true and beautiful story of a daughter’s quest to understand her parents’ haunted past, and to discover … the indissoluble nature of love and family. A powerful and poignant read.”
—Jennifer Rosner,author ofThe Yellow Bird Sings,a National Jewish Book Award Finalist
Sunday, April 24 – Plains Reading
Monday, April 25 – We Break For Books
Tuesday, April 26 – Nurse Bookie
Wednesday, April 27 – Blunt Scissors Book Review
Thursday, April 28 – Rozie Reads and Wine
Friday, April 29 – The Caffeinated Reader
Saturday, April 30 – Subakka Bookstuff
Monday, May 2 – The Unwined Book Club
Tuesday, May 3 – Sue the Bookie
Wednesday, May 4 – It’s Bibliotherapy
Thursday, May 5 – Suzy Approved Book Reviews
Friday, May 6 – Vee’s Reading List and Well Read Traveler
Sunday, May 8 – Books and Coffee Mx
Monday, May 9 – Women Writers Women’s Books
Tuesday, May 10 – Reading Through Nap Time
Wednesday, May 11 – Mel Reads All The Things and Mere Words in Arizona
Thursday, May 12 – Girl Who Reads
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