Contents

The Orphanage in Pinsk, Poland

A Village Called Domachevo

From Pinsk to Warsaw

Mama and Papa

The Wait in Warsaw

The Beginning of the Bad Time

Goodbye to Eastern Europe

There Was No Angel

London Dream

The Night of the Burning

The Ship to Africa

Home to the Orphanage

Safe

“How Can They Do This?”

“I Have Some News for You”

The Kagans

“I Want My Mama”

A Visit to Naomi’s House

A Friend

Mrs. Kagan in Charge

“It’s My Home”

Afterword

Author’s Note

Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish Words

Reading Group Guide