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Dear Elizabeth,

I just wanted to give you a follow up to our meeting of June 4th.
When you spoke to our book club about your eye opening book, It Happened in Italy, we invited a few of our teenage children to join us.

My daughter, who is 14, was present.  She is not a teen who enjoys reading but after hearing you speak she was motivated to read your book.  She was so inspired that she was relentless in asking us to take her to Rome and Campagna.

We were so impressed with her excitement that we are taking her to Italy in just a couple of weeks.

Thank you for writing the book and telling your compelling story, but most of all, thank you for inspiring my daughter.

All the best,
Lori Berke

Hello All!

I am excited that I was invited to speak about, IT HAPPENED IN ITALY: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust – on Monday, August 17, 2009 – 7:30 PM.

Barnes & Noble –  Lincoln Triangle- 1972 Broadway (66th Street) New York .  A Holocaust survivor, Ursula Korn Selig will be joining me.  I would be delighted to meet you, answer your questions and sign books about this story of goodness amidst evil.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth

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After years of research and emotional journeys to Italy, I was ready to tell the lost story of good amidst evil in a war-torn Italy. A story of Italian concentration camps, families torn apart and re-united. A story of survival and goodness in a World War II Italy and miraculous discoveries in the New York City area over six decades later. "It Happened in Italy" is newly published and I can't wait to tell the story.

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Thank you for your kind thoughts!

Our high school's World History classes participated in a distance learning program where we had the opportunity to hear this author speak about her book. Her stories and the underlying message of helping each other no matter the consequences brought tears to our eyes several times. None of us, including the World History teacher, had heard this story about the wonderful people in Italy during WWII, but we left in awe of them. - Medicine Lodge, KS
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