Shoah survivors: Elsie Ragusin by ric gustafson
Elsie Ragusin is a New Yorker and a Holocaust survivor. She was visiting her grandfather in Italy. She was arrested by the Gestapo and accused of being a spy. Her family was Catholic and accused of being Jewish. Her father was sent to Buchenwald. Elsie was sent to Auschwitz. Elsie survived. Her father did not.
After the war, Elsie went to Sweden. She met a man who did not stick around. She had a son who did stick around. She worked as a bank teller. At night, she began to sing opera with an opera company. In opera, she can become a character in a story. Elsie Ragusin could have another life.
research help: ' Invited to Life' by B A Van Sise
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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