Hanna Perlstein MarcusAuthor, Daughter
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Why I Hated My Mother…Or Did I?
During this Mother’s Day week, I have been thinking about my relationship with my own mother, who passed away only seven years ago. In my book, Sidonia’s Thread, I claim that when I was a child “my resentment of her progressed into a hatred that tortured and haunted me. It permeated every bit of my [...]
Boston Used To Be A World Away
As a child growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, I had a very parochial view of America. Growing up with a single, immigrant mother, I thought America was six blocks of Dwight Street in the north end of the city, from Calhoun to Ringgold Street, where everything we needed was within walking distance in that six [...]
Free Kindle ebook!
Sidonia’s Thread will be available in ebook format for free for a limited period of time, April 14-16, 2013 from Amazon. If my story inspires you, I would be honored if you would tell your friends and family. Just go to http://amzn.to/ZftVBr. If you would like to reach me by email, send me a message at info@hannamarcus.com [...]
A Shoah Legacy
My cousin sent me a photograph a few years ago that I had never seen before. Eight people are gathered together in their finest garments to pose for a family photograph. None of them are smiling yet they all look content and proud. The three men in the photo are dressed in what must have [...]
March is Women’s History Month
“Sure God created man before woman. But then you always create a rough draft before the masterpiece.” –Author Unknown Women’s History Month starts today. Let’s take time to remember some of the women who have made such an impact on our lives today…like Sarah and Rebecca, Abigail Adams, Helen Keller, Harriet Tubman, Golda Meir, [...]
3 Reasons Why I Am So Composed When Speaking
Since the publication of Sidonia’s Thread, I have been speaking before many diverse audiences about my story. I am always fascinated by the audience questions after my illustrated talk which often inspire me to improve and expand my presentation for future audiences. One of the most popular questions is: “How can you be so composed [...]
Sidonia’s Centennial
It is hard to believe that 2013 represents the centennial anniversary of Sidonia’s birth. It is equally difficult to comprehend how her name— a relatively obscure one in most countries— would be uttered by so many people around the world. The publication of Sidonia’s Thread, copyrighted just last year, has brought so much awareness about [...]
Sidonia’s Thread Now Available on Kindle!
Hanna Perlstein Marcus is proud to announce that her book, Sidonia’s Thread: The Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Sewing a New Life in America, is available on Kindle! Now you can read this powerful and moving story in both traditional paperback and in e-book format. My memoir about my life with my courageous, talented [...]
My JBC Two Minutes Are Over
What an amazing experience last week at Hebrew Union College in New York where about fifty authors (just a portion of the over two hundred authors who attended the Jewish Book Council Network Conference) presented their two minute synopses of their recent publications! It was an eclectic group of authors ranging from novelists, to [...]
Only Two Minutes in New York
Wish me luck in New York. I will be presenting a two minute synopsis of Sidonia’s Thread at the Jewish Book Council Authors Network Conference at Hebrew Union College in New York City on June 4th. Who will be listening? About one hundred and fifty representatives of Jewish organizations from around North America seeking authors [...]
