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There are many, mostly positive, reviews of Bernice Eisenstein's memoir I was a child of Holocaust survivors (2006). Below will be a few examples and sources that review Eisenstein's memoir.

“...I savoured Bernice Eisenstein’s beautifully conceived and executed illustrated memoir, I was a child of Holocaust Survivors, with such wonder and, yes, pleasure”.
- Naves, the Gazette.

“Eisenstein’s is a bittersweet tale...”

- Morris, Canadian Lit.

I was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is beautifully conceived and constructed, intimate and engrossing”

- Garvie, Quill & Quire

“The answer Bernice Eisenstein offers through her delicate art and clever words is to build, nurture, observe and revisit relationships with one loved one at a time. Whether they are a child of the Holocaust or not”.

- Tousignant


Garvie, M. (May, 2006). I was a child of Holocaust survivors. Review of the book I was a child of Holocaust survivors]. Quill & Quire. Retrieved from http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=5093


Morris, J. (2009). Holocaust anonymous. [Review of the book I was a child of Holocaust survivors]. Canadian Literature #200 (original publication). Retrieved from http://canlit.ca/reviews/holocaust_anonymous


Naves, K.N. (2006, May 6). A daughter tries to understand [Review of the book I was a child of Holocaust survivors].The Gazette . Retrieved from http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/filesNews/a445ead5577b83.pdf


Tousignant, I. (2006). I was a child of Holocaust survivors: wondering Jew. Retrieved from http://hour.ca/2006/06/15/wondering-jew/

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