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Name of Book: Bela's Letters Author: Jeff Ingber ISBN: 9780985410025 Publisher: Self published Type of book: Hungary, Carpathian Mountains, Judaism, 1928-2003, Holocaust, large family, siblings, closeness, post WWII, WWII, labor camp, New York, America, reactions to Holocaust, abandonment, hiding, Israel, life events, Concentration Camps Year it was published: 2016 Summary: Through personal narrative and letters preserved for decades, Béla’s Letters tells the remarkable story of a large Eastern European family torn apart by war and the Holocaust, the extraordinary circumstances that each family member endures, and the survivors’ struggle to come to terms with the feelings of guilt, hatred, fear, and abandonment that haunt them. Characters: There are honestly a lot of characters, both major and minor ones. The main character is Bela, fifth child of Kalman Ingber and Eszter Mermelstein. He is resourceful, a hard worker, intelligent and loyal to family and frie...