The Author
Phoebe Eloise Unterman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1992. She has lived most of her life just across the state line in Kansas. She always loved to read stories and draw, and when she heard her grandmother’s story for the first time, she thought of it as one of hope. Most stories she [...]
The Legacy
Phoebe will donate a portion of the book’s proceeds to two programs that are important to her. Because history can help us proceed in a forward, positive direction, a story such as Eva’s is important when used in an educational setting. The Eva Unterman Holocaust Education Fund, in Memory of Dawid Sierakowiak, by the Jewish [...]
The Story
Eva was born in Lodz, Poland in 1932, and by the time she was six, Nazi occupation of Poland forced her family to move from their home into the Lodz ghetto, where they remained until they were ordered onto a transport to Auschwitz and then on to other equally frightening destinations. Eva stayed by her [...]
About
Eva was born in Lodz, Poland in 1932, and by the time she was six, Nazi occupation of Poland forced her family to move from their home into the Lodz ghetto, where they remained until they were ordered onto a transport to Auschwitz and then on to other equally frightening destinations. Eva stayed by her mother’s side almost all the time, and it was because of this that she has a story to remember. When her granddaughter, Phoebe Unterman, heard Eva tell her story, she was intrigued by the fact that the little girl who had survived could remember certain actions, images and feelings; when the opportunity to write and illustrate the story came up in the form of a publishing contest, Phoebe mailed in her manuscript and was thrilled when Landmark House, Ltd. named her one of the winners of that year’s contest and wanted to publish her book. It took several years of researching, rewriting and expounding on the story, then completely re-illustrating the book, until it was ready for publishing. ...
Recent News
Look for 2012 Book Signing at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phoebe’s family is in the process of scheduling a second engagement at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Phoebe and her grandmother, Eva Unterman, will appear for a two-day signing sometime during the summer months of June or July, 2012. The date is in the works, and depends on internships for which Phoebe has applied. Watch this space for the date, which will appear as soon as it’s confirmed. The previous book signing in this setting was...
Donations of Book reach Day Schools, Conferences
In January, 2012, 625 copies of Through Eva’s Eyes were donated to the RAVSAK conference, held in Atlanta. The attendees represented Hebrew and Jewish day schools from all over North America, and each member received a copy to take back to school libraries. In June, the Association of Holocaust Organizations, 27th Annual Conference, will meet in Michigan, and each attendee will also receive a free copy of the book. Phoebe’s family is interested in providing the books to...
Phoebe and Eva Unterman Event A Success
Phoebe and Eva Unterman spoke at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., about Phoebe’s book, Through Eva’s Eyes. About 122 people attended and asked questions, meeting Phoebe and Eva afterward to have their books signed. Phoebe started out by explaining how old she was when she first heard her grandmother talk about her life before and after the war, and how she was inspired to tell the story so children could learn about...
Online Store Information
Want a copy of Through Eva’s Eyes? Our online store is up and running, using the secure and popular PayPal system. The book is available for individual purchase at $17, plus $5 shipping. Please visit our order page. In addition to orders, we will donate a copy of the book to school libraries, in the hopes that adding the book to a school library collection will increase the book’s readership. Some schools order a set of several of the books for teaching the Holocaust. If...