George E. Dorin is the author of this memoir. He was born in Paris, France in 1936. He and his sister survived the Holocaust during World War II. His parents and his whole family perished. He was an eye witness to his father and his mother being taken and had to be hidden for safety. He was unable to relate this story till now because the pain was unbearable. He compensat-ed and went on and became a success. He became a United States citizen and served in the United States Air Force. Currently he is married and enjoys his family, is active in his community, has a fund for the blind and gives to many charities that he holds dear to his heart. He shares this story in the hopes that others who have faced atrocities in their lives know that one can overcome and live a productive life.