© 2024 Kansas City Public Radio
NPR in Kansas City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

A Child's View of the Holocaust

A granddaughter makes a children's book out of her grandmother's stories.By Susan B. Wilson

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-958660.mp3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The illustrations in the children's book Through Eva's Eyes are from the perspective of a child. Trees tower overhead, shiny black boots are at eye level, and train cars dwarf people. But the subject matter isn't your typical children's fare.

Through Eva's Eyes tells the true story of Eva Unterman's life as a Jewish child living through some of the worst of the Holocaust. The book was also written by a child, Eva's granddaughter Phoebe Unterman, when she was just 13.

This story was produced for KC Currents. To listen on your own schedule, subscribe to the KC Currents Podcast.

KCUR prides ourselves on bringing local journalism to the public without a paywall — ever.

Our reporting will always be free for you to read. But it's not free to produce.

As a nonprofit, we rely on your donations to keep operating and trying new things. If you value our work, consider becoming a member.