Behind the Walls

description of book The Story of a Young Girl’s Spiritual and Physical Survival During the War Years Belgium, 1939. Together with the rest of Europe’s Jews, Chanah’s comfortable life is harshly disrupted. Without prior warning, the eleven-year-old finds herself in a gentile woman’s dank cellar, and after that, behind the foreboding walls of a Christian convent, with only her soul to call her own. Her hair shorn and her clothes replaced with the convent uniform, Chanah assumes a new identity – that of a gentile girl. Will this young, delicate child persevere against the odds? Behind the Walls is the unique, moving story of Chanah’s stark determination and unwavering faith in her Creator, the courageous story of a family’s sole survivor who stood up against intense spiritual and physical trials. This vivid documentary is more than just a powerful memoir; it is a glimpse into the spiritual heroism that many of our People exhibited just over half a century ago.