Rachel Morgenstern spent many years researching her family's history. The Morgensterns originated in Gorodok, in what is now Belarus, the Maisel and Atlas families in Pakroy in Lithuania. Many were swept up in the Holocaust. Some few escaped to the USA, UK and South Africa. Others managed to survive in post-war Russia and, of these, many emigrated to the USA and Israel. Roch lovingly describes their stories. Family photographs and documents add interest to the book.