No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection
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Title
No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection
Subject
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Electronic Resource Item Type Metadata
Book Title
No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
iUniverse
Document Type
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780595612598
Access
Open Access
Abstract
Intimate, honest, humorous and vividly graphic stories of family drama, political upheaval, sexual seduction, divorce, mass murder, betrayal, and the triumph of resurrection pour out when charismatic Holocaust survivor Xavier Piat breaks his long silence to share a remarkable past with his daughter, Naava Piatka. A colorful cast of true-life characters of Jewish visionaries, Nazi tormentors, Yiddish actresses, and international celebrities appear in recollections that span the globe from St. Petersburg to Paris, Vilna to London, Cape Town to Boston, and Jerusalem to New York. When her father, the authoritarian "god" Naava worshiped and feared, is revealed as a sensitive, complex mortal-the sole member of his once-large family to survive the Holocaust-both father and daughter experience renewed understanding, compassion and forgiveness. An engaging narrative with poetic phrasing and deep personal insight, No Goodbyes reminds us that our lives are interconnected, that suffering can turn into celebration, and that love, family, and the power of stories endure beyond death.
Cataloger
Kristen Walker
Collection
Citation
“No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection,” ICMGLT Digital Library, accessed November 3, 2026, https://library.icmglt.org/items/show/682.