by Barbara Bergren | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Updates
I’m thrilled and humbled to share this good news! I recently received a much sought-after Royal Palm Literary Award, first place Gold for published biography, Witness For My Father. The award was announced at the 2020 Florida Writers Association’s (FWA) recent remote...
by Barbara Bergren | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
Over 60 years ago, two wicker crates were filled to the brim with everything my parents and I owned. If we wanted to come to the United States, we would have to downsize to whatever would fit in these two basket crates. And that’s what my parents did, they gave up...
by Barbara Bergren | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog
I will never forget the day the General W.C. Langfitt sailed into New York City harbor. The skyline came into view, appearing almost unreal, like a table model; the skyscrapers towered over the apartment buildings and stores. Mietek stared. Was he dreaming? Dressed in...
by Barbara Bergren | Jun 20, 2020 | Blog
We are seeing history in the making, big history. I see parallels to chapters of Witness for my Father over and over…Lockdown life changes, racial oppression, civil unrest, people demonstrating resilience, children and young adults growing through new life...
by Barbara Bergren | May 27, 2020 | Blog
I have to admit that I hesitated when I was invited to attend my first book club meeting on Zoom. After launching Witness For My Father, our lives changed so quickly, and like other major life events, you have to adapt, and have hope! For heaven’s sake, that’s the...
by Barbara Bergren | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog
On April 29, 1945, my father was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. In memory of this, I’d like to share an excerpt from my book: Witness For My Father, chapter twenty-one: Dachau was the only camp my father would talk about. Even...
