They Called Me a Dirty Jew

The hate that fueled the horrors of the holocaust continued to burn long after the allied victory. The ravages of racism in post-wartime Europe reduced the daily life of little Yona Leviniowska to a painful and miserable existence. Introduced to her Jewish roots much too early, beaten and ridiculed on the cold streets of communistic Poland, and orphaned at the age of ten, Yona was stripped of dignity and her basic rights. She was an outsider, rejected, lonely, forgotten, and lost. It was against this dark backdrop of bigotry that a glimmer of hope arose.. Follow her journey as she travels to the new born nation of Israel, searching for love and sense of belonging, amid crushed dreams, and even cruel medical experiments. Seeking to survive by performing at night clubs, and eventually marrying a Muslim out of sheer desperation, Yona barely cheats death time and time again. Helped by a kind Rabbi, Yona eventually emerges victorious, against all odds, aided by a supernatural power.. Her life just may change yours